įrom 2011 to 2016, Trump was a leading proponent of the debunked birther conspiracy theory falsely claiming president Barack Obama was not born in the United States. The Justice Department sued again in 1978, claiming continued racial discrimination in violation of the consent decree, but that settlement agreement expired in 1982, ending the case. In 1973, Trump and his company Trump Management were sued by the Department of Justice for housing discrimination against African-American renters he settled the suit, entering into a consent decree to end the practices without admitting wrongdoing. Trump has repeatedly denied accusations of racism.
Journalists, friends, family, and former employees have accused him of fueling racism in the United States.
Donald Trump, former president of the United States, has a history of speech and actions that have been viewed by scholars and the public as racist or white supremacist.
