"other than these alleged statements in the book, trump has given zero indication that he is a racist and it seems that only on these boards is it an issue."

The book provides enough data for me to believe that the comments are not "alleged." Also, the hiring patterns in his organisation suggest that he is not disposed to hire many women or people of colour in the upper reaches of his company.

As far as what I have read in the book is concerned, it seems that the author was wearing a wire when they talked. The Donald's racist comments are far too specific for it to have been otherwise.

So I believe the author must have proof that The Donald said those awful things. Otherwise, there likely would have been a lawsuit. The Donald's image is far too important for him to ignore having been slandered, and I haven't read or heard about a lawsuit against the author of the book.

Anytime a powerful person is publicly excoriated for being racist or sexist, it is a good thing, because racism is a bad thing, and sexism is a bad thing.

I am willing to wager that more people than the few of us writing on these boards are offended by Trump's comments about Jews and blacks. The fact that they have not gotten involved in the process of posting messages about their feelings does not unprove their probable rejection of The Donald's horrible social attitudes.

--Singer