Trump claims there is 'a definite anti-white feeling' in the US

Former President Donald Trump claimed in an interview printed Tuesday that there is "a definite anti-white feeling" in the United States, and vowed to address the problem if elected in November.

Polls from YouGov in December found that Republicans were more likely to claim that white people faced significant discrimination, and that hate crimes against white people were a "serious problem," according to Time magazine. Another YouGov poll last year, conducted in cooperation with Yahoo News,  found Trump supporters claim racism against white people was a bigger problem than racism against black people.

Trump accused the Biden administration of being against a wide variety of people and said he would pursue policies that correct the anti-white sentiment in the country. 

"If you look at the Biden Administration, they're sort of against anybody depending on certain views," Trump told Time magazine. "They're against Catholics. They're against a lot of different people. They actually don't even know what they're against, but they're against a lot. But no, I think there is a definite anti-white feeling in this country and that can't be allowed either."

When asked how exactly he would address the sentiment, Trump said the topic is being stifled in education and that the court system is biased. 

"I don't think it would be a very tough thing to address, frankly. But I think the laws are very unfair right now," Trump said. "Education is being very unfair, and it's being stifled. But I don't think it's going to be a big problem at all. But if you look right now, there's absolutely a bias against white and that's a problem." 

Trump addressed the issue in his first administration, with the Justice Department investigating universities' affirmative action policies that could discriminate against white prospective students. In campaigning for a second term, he has threatened to issue taxes and fines against universities that use "woke" policies, and has also supported legislation that combatting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies in higher education.

The former president has also seemingly argued that he has been the victim of anti-white racism, describing black prosecutors in the cases against him as "racist," including Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis and New York Attorney General Letitia James.