Trump laughs as surrogate Don King uses N-word

This clip is swiftly making the rounds: Here's video of Don King accidentally dropping the N-word while introducing Donald Trump at a Cleveland church pic.twitter.com/HK4FWpVEC0 — Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) September 21, 2016 Reaction was immediate: https://twitter.com/SymoneDSanders/status/778606805895217152 Don King just introduced Trump at a rally referring to Michael Jackson and a "dancing and sliding and gliding […]

By Leela Daou - September 21, 2016

Here's video of Don King accidentally dropping the N-word while introducing Donald Trump at a Cleveland church pic.twitter.com/HK4FWpVEC0

— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) September 21, 2016

Reaction was immediate:

https://twitter.com/SymoneDSanders/status/778606805895217152

Don King just introduced Trump at a rally referring to Michael Jackson and a "dancing and sliding and gliding n–ger." What have we come to.

— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) September 21, 2016

#DonaldTrump fails again w/Black outreach. Expressing condolences re #TerenceCruthcher but smirks as Don King drops N word in church intro 😯

— VoxYVote (@VoxYVote) September 21, 2016

"Well NOW I'm on board because Don King is on board." said no one who can read without moving their lips.

— Dr. Heckyll AND Mr. Jive 😷 💉 (@ChocnessMonsta) September 21, 2016

Don King was convicted of murder and pardoned. Don King was banned from the RNC by Reince Priebus. Don King is at a Trump event. https://t.co/123E1LdmWF

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) September 21, 2016

Compare the reactions of Gen. Flynn and the woman he’s sitting next to when Don King uses the n-word. pic.twitter.com/IKZ7edDU0S

— Philip Bump (@pbump) September 21, 2016

Also note King’s previous stance on Hillary Clinton:

Don King in 2014: "I have been a supporter of Secretary Clinton for a long time. She is a dynamic woman." https://t.co/qpdZUzT1j8

— Dan Merica (@merica) September 21, 2016

This is quite an election.

Leela Daou

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