Long before crowning himself as the king of the birthers, Trump actually put himself in the political world first when he called for some innocent black and Hispanic kids to be killed. (In 1989, a well-off white woman was brutally raped in Central Park. The police rounded up 5 under-18s who were black and Hispanic. They violated all standards for minors, and coerced them into confessing. "5 black/Hispanic men confess to brutal rape in Central Park" was reported and Trump took out full page ads in all 4 NYC daily papers citing the case and calling for NY state to bring back the death penalty. Later on, when DNA testing became possible, the case was re-examined and the 5 then-teenagers were cleared and the real rapist was convicted. Trump has never admitted he was wrong or apologized. The specifics of the case - white victim supposedly raped by a gang of black/brown men - meant that people pointed out the potential "racist" angle, and Trump's subsequent political career makes it clear that, yes, racism was a significant angle in his call for the death penalty.)