NYT’s Paul Krugman shockingly says ‘white supremacists are America’s biggest threat’ and slams GOP for ‘exploiting 9/11’
THE New York Times’s Paul Krugman has shockingly said that “white supremacists are America’s biggest threat” and slammed Republicans for “exploiting 9/11.”
The columnist made the comments in a Twitter thread on Friday – the 19th anniversary of the terror attack that killed thousands.
Krugman started: “So it’s 9/11. Hard to remember now how large the terrorist attack loomed in our national psyche; after all, in death toll Covid-19 is already the equivalent of 60 9/11s. But a few thoughts and recollections.”
The journalist went on to say that the country reacted “calmly” to the terror attack.
“On the other hand, I groan whenever I see some pundit describing the aftermath as a time of national unity. On the contrary, Republicans began exploiting the atrocity almost immediately — trying to use it to cut capital gains taxes within 48 hours.”
Krugman took direct hits at the former President George W Bush’s administration, Bernie Kerik, and Rudy Giuliani sayings it’s “remarkable how many of the media-promoted ‘heroes’ of 9/11 ended up revealed as horrible people.”
He concluded: “Almost two decades on, it’s now clear that the real threat to America comes not from foreign terrorists but from home-grown white supremacists. But you know what? That was true even in 2001.”
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Several people have lashed out at Krugman’s post, dubbing it as “disrespectful.”
Comedian Rae Sanni wrote: “This tweet is remarkably dumb but it’s an example of just how much whiteness works to forget its cruelty and evils.
“This is the template for all the tweets from white ppl about trump and this era in 2040.”