ASSHAT in 280 characters: Matt Yglesias attempts to prove Trump 'has a problem with black people'

Yesterday, Trump was clearly irritated with LaVar Ball’s behavior after he worked to bring his son home from a Chinese jail.

LaVar really was being a jerk. That didn’t mean the president should go on Twitter and be a jerk but still.

Seems Matt Yglesias took this reaction as proof that Trump is a racist and has problems with black people.

No really, he did.

https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/status/932425219985301504

C’mon man.

Only Trump didn’t exactly pick this fight … LaVar did. And granted, his response was less than polite but let’s not pretend Trump started it. Honestly, if Trump is guilty of anything it’s being too thin-skinned and reacting to trolls LIKE LaVar.

But you be you, Matty.

https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/status/932425505676161024

Dude.

https://twitter.com/ken_memphis/status/932435847537971207

It’s not a racist thing, it’s an ego thing.

https://twitter.com/PhillyP_23/status/932464207643185153

Apparently, Trump being angry at LaVar for acting like a jackass somehow proves he doesn’t like black people? Don’t look at us, we just work here.

He helped get 3 black people out of China then gets in a battle with a man EVERYONE hates and you try to push the fake racism. Amazing.

— The Left Hates Free Speech (@EagleGraphs) November 20, 2017

And all too typical.

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