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June 5, 2016campaign rhetoriccivil rightsjudiciarypublic discourseracism in americaanti Latinoracist rhetoric

Trump says federal judge's Mexican heritage creates a conflict

Donald Trump claimed Judge Gonzalo Curiel could not fairly handle Trump University litigation because of his Mexican heritage, even though Curiel was born in Indiana. The comment drew criticism from Republicans and Democrats as a direct attack on a judge's ability to serve because of ethnicity.