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title: "46 Trump Quotes By Ta-Nehisi Coates"
description: "46 Trump quotes by Ta-Nehisi Coates. Plus more from Ta-Nehisi Coates and more Trump sayings from other authors."
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> [Donald Trump did not appear by magic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ta-nehisi-coates/donald-trump-did-not-appear-by-magic/)

[Ta-Nehisi Coates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ta-nehisi-coates/)

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> [I would flip this the other way and say over 90 percent of African-Americans voted against Donald Trump.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ta-nehisi-coates/i-would-flip-this-the-other-way-and-say-over-90-percent-of-african/)

[Ta-Nehisi Coates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ta-nehisi-coates/)

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> [ I think President \[Barack\] Obama deeply underestimated the force of white supremacy in American life. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ta-nehisi-coates/i-think-president-barack-obama-deeply-underestimated-the-force-of/)

[Ta-Nehisi Coates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ta-nehisi-coates/)

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> [Any time you have, you know, upwards of 90 percent of a demographic voting against somebody, that's a statement.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ta-nehisi-coates/any-time-you-have-you-know-upwards-of-90-percent-of-a-demographic/)

[Ta-Nehisi Coates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ta-nehisi-coates/)

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> [ In particular in how \[Barack Obama\] has directed what you could describe as patronizing remarks to African-American communities. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ta-nehisi-coates/in-particular-in-how-barack-obama-has-directed-what-you-could/)

[Ta-Nehisi Coates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ta-nehisi-coates/)

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> [It is said that Obama speaks 'professorially,' a fact that understates the quickness and agility of his mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ta-nehisi-coates/it-is-said-that-obama-speaks-professorially-a-fact-that-understates/)

[Ta-Nehisi Coates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ta-nehisi-coates/)

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> [“It is insufficient to state the obvious of Donald Trump: that he is a white man who would not be president were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ta-nehisi-coates/it-is-insufficient-to-state-the-obvious-of-donald-trump-that-he-is-a/)

[Ta-Nehisi Coates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ta-nehisi-coates/)

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> [Donald Trump begins his political career in birtherism. That idea is connected to a very, very old notion that African-Americans are not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ta-nehisi-coates/donald-trump-begins-his-political-career-in-birtherism-that-idea-is/)

[Ta-Nehisi Coates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ta-nehisi-coates/)

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> [ \[Grew up in Hawaii\] that gave \[Barack Obama\] a kind of optimism, an ability to see things, you know, and frankly, an… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ta-nehisi-coates/grew-up-in-hawaii-that-gave-barack-obama-a-kind-of-optimism-an/)

[Ta-Nehisi Coates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ta-nehisi-coates/)

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> [“Whatever Obama’s other triumphs, arguably his greatest has been an expansion of the black imagination to encompass this: the idea that a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ta-nehisi-coates/whatever-obama-s-other-triumphs-arguably-his-greatest-has-been-an/)

[Ta-Nehisi Coates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ta-nehisi-coates/)

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> [I think Barack Obama was born into a home not just to a white woman and white grandparents, but a white woman…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ta-nehisi-coates/i-think-barack-obama-was-born-into-a-home-not-just-to-a-white-woman/)

[Ta-Nehisi Coates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ta-nehisi-coates/)

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> [“I have often wondered how I missed the coming tragedy. It is not so much that I should have predicted that Americans…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ta-nehisi-coates/i-have-often-wondered-how-i-missed-the-coming-tragedy-it-is-not-so/)

[Ta-Nehisi Coates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ta-nehisi-coates/)

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> [Obama's presence opened a new field for writers, and what began as curiosity about the man himself eventually expanded into curiosity about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ta-nehisi-coates/obama-s-presence-opened-a-new-field-for-writers-and-what-began-as/)

[Ta-Nehisi Coates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ta-nehisi-coates/)

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> [One can say Senator Sanders should have more explicit antiracist policy within his racial justice platform, not just more general stuff, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ta-nehisi-coates/one-can-say-senator-sanders-should-have-more-explicit-antiracist/)

[Ta-Nehisi Coates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ta-nehisi-coates/)

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> [“To Trump whiteness is neither notional nor symbolic but is the very core of his power. In this, Trump is not singular.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ta-nehisi-coates/to-trump-whiteness-is-neither-notional-nor-symbolic-but-is-the-very/)

[Ta-Nehisi Coates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ta-nehisi-coates/)

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> [“I had never seen a black man like Barack Obama. He talked to white people in a new language—as though he actually…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ta-nehisi-coates/i-had-never-seen-a-black-man-like-barack-obama-he-talked-to-white/)

[Ta-Nehisi Coates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ta-nehisi-coates/)

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> [“It is utterly impossible to conjure a black facsimile of Donald Trump—to imagine Obama, say, implicating an opponent’s father in the assassination…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ta-nehisi-coates/it-is-utterly-impossible-to-conjure-a-black-facsimile-of-donald-trump/)

[Ta-Nehisi Coates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ta-nehisi-coates/)

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> [“If women, as a gender, must suffer the constant evaluations and denigrations of men, black women must suffer that, plus a broad…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ta-nehisi-coates/if-women-as-a-gender-must-suffer-the-constant-evaluations-and/)

[Ta-Nehisi Coates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ta-nehisi-coates/)

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> [ \[Winning the White House was an achievement\], but as an African-American, \[Barack Obama\], I think the symbolism is in how he conducted… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ta-nehisi-coates/winning-the-white-house-was-an-achievement-but-as-an-african-american/)

[Ta-Nehisi Coates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ta-nehisi-coates/)

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> [I don't know how you bridge that contradiction, but I felt that Barack Obama was sincere. It didn't feel like a line…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ta-nehisi-coates/i-don-t-know-how-you-bridge-that-contradiction-but-i-felt-that-barack/)

[Ta-Nehisi Coates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ta-nehisi-coates/)

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> [It was a week after Donald Trump had won. And initially he was still optimistic. He felt that things would be OK…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ta-nehisi-coates/it-was-a-week-after-donald-trump-had-won-and-initially-he-was-still/)

[Ta-Nehisi Coates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ta-nehisi-coates/)

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> [“Pointing to citizens who voted for both Obama and Trump does not disprove racism; it evinces it. To secure the White House,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ta-nehisi-coates/pointing-to-citizens-who-voted-for-both-obama-and-trump-does-not/)

[Ta-Nehisi Coates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ta-nehisi-coates/)

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> [“Obama was born into a country where laws barring his very conception—let alone his ascendancy to the presidency—had long stood in force.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ta-nehisi-coates/obama-was-born-into-a-country-where-laws-barring-his-very-conception/)

[Ta-Nehisi Coates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ta-nehisi-coates/)

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> [“The fact of Barack Obama, of Michelle Obama, changed our lives. Their very existence opened a market. It is important to say…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ta-nehisi-coates/the-fact-of-barack-obama-of-michelle-obama-changed-our-lives-their/)

[Ta-Nehisi Coates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ta-nehisi-coates/)

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> [“Obama himself, underestimating Trump and thus underestimating the power of whiteness, believed the Republican nominee too objectionable to actually win. In this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ta-nehisi-coates/obama-himself-underestimating-trump-and-thus-underestimating-the/)

[Ta-Nehisi Coates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ta-nehisi-coates/)

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> [“When presidential candidate Barack Obama presented himself to the black community, he was not to be believed. It strained credulity to think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ta-nehisi-coates/when-presidential-candidate-barack-obama-presented-himself-to-the/)

[Ta-Nehisi Coates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ta-nehisi-coates/)

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> [“The focus on one sector of Trump voters—the white working class—is puzzling, given the breadth of his white coalition. Indeed, there is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ta-nehisi-coates/the-focus-on-one-sector-of-trump-voters-the-white-working-class-is/)

[Ta-Nehisi Coates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ta-nehisi-coates/)

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> [“But what I remember most is the sense of impossibility with which Obama regarded the Trump presidency. I confess to basically feeling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ta-nehisi-coates/but-what-i-remember-most-is-the-sense-of-impossibility-with-which/)

[Ta-Nehisi Coates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ta-nehisi-coates/)

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> [“The irony of Barack Obama is this: He has become the most successful black politician in American history by avoiding the radioactive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ta-nehisi-coates/the-irony-of-barack-obama-is-this-he-has-become-the-most-successful/)

[Ta-Nehisi Coates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ta-nehisi-coates/)

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> [“In a democracy, so the saying goes, the people get the government they deserve. Part of Obama’s genius is a remarkable ability…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ta-nehisi-coates/in-a-democracy-so-the-saying-goes-the-people-get-the-government-they/)

[Ta-Nehisi Coates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ta-nehisi-coates/)

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> [Barack Obama is the president of the United States of America. More specifically, Barack Obama is the president of a congenitally racist…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ta-nehisi-coates/barack-obama-is-the-president-of-the-united-states-of-america-more/)

[Ta-Nehisi Coates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ta-nehisi-coates/)

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> [What it is is that Barack Obama was raised by a white mother and two white grandparents who, A, told him he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ta-nehisi-coates/what-it-is-is-that-barack-obama-was-raised-by-a-white-mother-and-two/)

[Ta-Nehisi Coates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ta-nehisi-coates/)

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> [ \[Barack Obama\] grew up in Hawaii, far, far removed from the most, you know, sort of violent, you know, tendencies of Jim… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ta-nehisi-coates/barack-obama-grew-up-in-hawaii-far-far-removed-from-the-most-you-know/)

[Ta-Nehisi Coates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ta-nehisi-coates/)

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> [That's not an accident that Donald Trump didn't begin with, say, trade or jobs or anything, that he actually began by otherizing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ta-nehisi-coates/that-s-not-an-accident-that-donald-trump-didn-t-begin-with-say-trade/)

[Ta-Nehisi Coates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ta-nehisi-coates/)

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> [The symbolic power of Barack Obama's presidency - that whiteness was no longer strong enough to prevent peons taking up residence in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ta-nehisi-coates/the-symbolic-power-of-barack-obama-s-presidency-that-whiteness-was-no/)

[Ta-Nehisi Coates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ta-nehisi-coates/)

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> [Barack Obama's victories in 2008 and 2012 were dismissed by some of his critics as merely symbolic for African Americans. But there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ta-nehisi-coates/barack-obama-s-victories-in-2008-and-2012-were-dismissed-by-some-of/)

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> [It is often said that Trump has no real ideology, which is not true - his ideology is white supremacy, in all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ta-nehisi-coates/it-is-often-said-that-trump-has-no-real-ideology-which-is-not-true/)

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> [ \[Donald Trump\] went on to, you know, otherize Muslims, otherize Latinos, otherize women, that he built out from that. And it can… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ta-nehisi-coates/donald-trump-went-on-to-you-know-otherize-muslims-otherize-latinos/)

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> [Like a lot of people, I'm very, very concerned about Senator Clinton's record. I'm very, very concerned about where her positions were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ta-nehisi-coates/like-a-lot-of-people-i-m-very-very-concerned-about-senator-clinton-s/)

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> [Throughout his eight years in office, Barack Obama endured a campaign of illegitimacy waged either by pluralities or majorities of the Republican…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ta-nehisi-coates/throughout-his-eight-years-in-office-barack-obama-endured-a-campaign/)

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## Other authors on Trump

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> [“To Trump whiteness is neither notional nor symbolic but is the very core of his power. In this, Trump is not singular. But whereas…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ta-nehisi-coates/to-trump-whiteness-is-neither-notional-nor-symbolic-but-is-the-very/)

[Ta-Nehisi Coates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ta-nehisi-coates/)

> [“The focus on one sector of Trump voters—the white working class—is puzzling, given the breadth of his white coalition. Indeed, there is a kind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ta-nehisi-coates/the-focus-on-one-sector-of-trump-voters-the-white-working-class-is/)

[Ta-Nehisi Coates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ta-nehisi-coates/)

> [The greatest reward of this constant interrogation, confrontation with the brutality of my country, is that it has freed me from hosts and myths.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ta-nehisi-coates/the-greatest-reward-of-this-constant-interrogation-confrontation-with/)

[Ta-Nehisi Coates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ta-nehisi-coates/)

> [What I am telling you is that you do not need to know to love, and it is right that you feel it all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ta-nehisi-coates/what-i-am-telling-you-is-that-you-do-not-need-to-know-to-love-and-it/)

[Ta-Nehisi Coates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ta-nehisi-coates/)

> [I think 'Dear White People,' the show, is a tremendous artistic achievement. It's always hinting that there is something beyond the pleading and wokeness,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ta-nehisi-coates/i-think-dear-white-people-the-show-is-a-tremendous-artistic/)

[Ta-Nehisi Coates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ta-nehisi-coates/)

> [ \[Winning the White House was an achievement\], but as an African-American, \[Barack Obama\], I think the symbolism is in how he conducted himself. The… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ta-nehisi-coates/winning-the-white-house-was-an-achievement-but-as-an-african-american/)

[Ta-Nehisi Coates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ta-nehisi-coates/)

> [What sets black people apart is not some deficit in personal responsibility. It's the weight on our shoulders. That is what's actually different. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ta-nehisi-coates/what-sets-black-people-apart-is-not-some-deficit-in-personal/)

[Ta-Nehisi Coates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ta-nehisi-coates/)

> [Like a lot of people, I'm very, very concerned about Senator Clinton's record. I'm very, very concerned about where her positions were in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ta-nehisi-coates/like-a-lot-of-people-i-m-very-very-concerned-about-senator-clinton-s/)

[Ta-Nehisi Coates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ta-nehisi-coates/)

> [“I drove away, as always, thinking of you. I do not believe that we can stop them, Samori, because they must ultimately stop themselves.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ta-nehisi-coates/i-drove-away-as-always-thinking-of-you-i-do-not-believe-that-we-can/)

[Ta-Nehisi Coates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ta-nehisi-coates/)

> [What I’m talking about is more than recompense for past injustices—more than a handout, a payoff, hush money, or a reluctant bribe. What I’m…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ta-nehisi-coates/what-i-m-talking-about-is-more-than-recompense-for-past-injustices/)

[Ta-Nehisi Coates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ta-nehisi-coates/)

> [The mainstream sort of presentation of the civil rights movement was not something that I directly inherited.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ta-nehisi-coates/the-mainstream-sort-of-presentation-of-the-civil-rights-movement-was/)

[Ta-Nehisi Coates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ta-nehisi-coates/)

> [ \[Grew up in Hawaii\] that gave \[Barack Obama\] a kind of optimism, an ability to see things, you know, and frankly, an ability to… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ta-nehisi-coates/grew-up-in-hawaii-that-gave-barack-obama-a-kind-of-optimism-an/)

[Ta-Nehisi Coates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ta-nehisi-coates/)

> [“I sensed the schools were hiding something, drugging us with false morality so that we would not see, so that we did not ask:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ta-nehisi-coates/i-sensed-the-schools-were-hiding-something-drugging-us-with-false/)

[Ta-Nehisi Coates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ta-nehisi-coates/)

> [You don't make a case for reparations thinking, 'Oh yeah, people are gonna love this.' I didn't see that coming.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ta-nehisi-coates/you-don-t-make-a-case-for-reparations-thinking-oh-yeah-people-are/)

[Ta-Nehisi Coates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ta-nehisi-coates/)

> [“And I know that there are black boys and black girls out there lost in a Bermuda triangle of the mind or stranded in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ta-nehisi-coates/and-i-know-that-there-are-black-boys-and-black-girls-out-there-lost/)

[Ta-Nehisi Coates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ta-nehisi-coates/)

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