He tweeted in response to the riots in the city of Baltimore — following the death in police custody of an African-American male — and his use of the words “African-American”, “President” and “thugs” all in the same tweet drew some very caustic reactions in what was clearly a racist rant directed at the US president.
Our great African American President hasn’t exactly had a positive impact on the thugs who are so happily and openly destroying Baltimore!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 28, 2015