RedStatehttps://redstate.com/erick/2015/08/27/donald-trump-is-not-a-racist-dont-go-back-to-2005-republicans/feedConservative News & Politicsen-usFri, 10 Apr 2026 17:01:05 -0400Donald Trump Is Not a Racist. Don't Go Back to 2005, Republicans.<![CDATA[While I continue to admire Donald Trump&#8217;s ability to command attention at long, rambling, unscripted press conferences, I still am not persuaded he will be the next President of the United States. Nonetheless, the GOP establishment in Washington has decided to treat Donald Trump the way the Bush White House treated many conservative leaders in 2005 during the immigration fight. They&#8217;re labeling him racist for daring to oppose Republican leadership preferences on immigration.]]>Thu, 27 Aug 2015 16:48:42 -0400<![CDATA[Erick Erickson]]>https://redstate.com/erick/2015/08/27/donald-trump-is-not-a-racist-dont-go-back-to-2005-republicans-n53876