*A chairwoman of Donald Trump’s campaign in Ohio resigned this morning after her comments suggesting President Obama was to blame for the nation’s racism caused a national uproar.
Kathy Miller, who has been organizing Trump’s campaign in Mahoning County, told The Guardian: “I don’t think there was any racism until Obama got elected. We never had problems like this … Now, with the people with the guns, and shooting up neighborhoods, and not being responsible citizens, that’s a big change, and I think that’s the philosophy that Obama has perpetuated on America. Growing up as a kid, there was no racism, believe me. We were just all kids going to school.”
If that weren’t enough, she went on to say “If you’re black and you haven’t been successful in the last 50 years, it’s your own fault. You’ve had every opportunity, it was given to you. You’ve had the same schools everybody else went to. You had benefits to go to college that white kids didn’t have. You had all the advantages and didn’t take advantage of it. It’s not our fault, certainly.”
She then tacked on: “The Black Lives Matter movement is a stupid waste of time” and that low voter turnout is probably related to how black Americans “were raised.”
A reporter pointed out that some people were going to be offended by her comments. Miller replied, “I don’t care, it’s the truth.”
Watch below (Miller’s remarks begin at 4:40):
Hours after the video went viral and backlash ensued, Miller announced that she was resigning from her post and released a statement apologizing for her “inappropriate” comments:
“My personal comments were inappropriate, and I apologize. I am not a spokesperson for the campaign and was not speaking on its behalf. I have resigned as the volunteer campaign chair in Mahoning County and as an elector to the Electoral College to avoid any unnecessary distractions.”
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