FactChecking Ads’ Claims of ‘Anti-White Bigotry’
Radio and TV ads from a group headed by a former senior adviser to Donald Trump accuse President Joe Biden and the left of “racism against white people” and “anti-white bigotry.” But in context, some of the claims about the alleged “anti-white” policies and statements don’t hold up.
“When did racism against white people become OK?” the radio ad begins, according to Politico. “Joe Biden put white people last in line for Covid relief funds. Kamala Harris said disaster aid should go to nonwhite citizens first. Liberal politicians block access to medicine based on skin color. Progressive corporations, airlines, and universities all openly discriminate against white Americans. Racism is always wrong. The left’s anti-white bigotry must stop. We are all entitled to equal treatment under the law.”
The ad comes from America First Legal, an organization founded by longtime Trump aide Stephen Miller. According to the New York Times, America First Legal has spent more than $5 million on radio ads this year, with ads running in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Tennessee and Texas. Politico calls the “anti-white bigotry” ad “one of the most openly race-based spots of the cycle.”
In addition to the ads, the group has been aggressive in filing legal challenges to government policies it contends give preferential treatment
