They don’t look like Indians to me, sir
Trump in 1993. He was a horrible shit then too.
Indian Country Today wrote about it in 2016:
In 1993, Donald Trump appeared before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources to offer testimony on Indian gaming. 1993 Donald Trump bears a striking resemblance to Presidential Candidate Donald Trump, in terms of demeanor and language – Trump’s oral testimony is consistent with the language he has used throughout his campaign for President.
He really does. He’s rude and confident and belligerent, just as he is now. He’s less dull-witted, but every bit as snotty.
Most of Trump’s testimony focused on Indian gaming itself, and his perception that the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act granted tribes an unfair advantage over his own gaming enterprises.
But, it was another part of Trump’s testimony that caught my attention. He questioned the legitimacy of Indian tribes based upon the physical appearance of their members. Here is an exchange he had with Rep. Miller of California:
Mr. Miller*. Is this you discussing Indian blood: “We are going to judge people by whether they have Indian blood,” whether they are qualified to run a gaming casino or not?*
Mr. Trump*. That probably is me, absolutely, because I’ll tell you what, if you look—if you look at some of the reservations that you have approved—you, sir, in your great wisdom, have approved— will tell you right now, they don’t look like Indians to me, and they don’t look like Indians. Now maybe we say politically correct or not politically correct. They don’t look like Indians to me, and they don’t look like Indians to Indians, and a lot of people are laughing at it, and you are telling how tough it is, how rough it is, to get approved. Well, you go up to Connecticut, and you look. Now, they don’t look like Indians to me, sir.*
He was such a shit as a child that his parents had to send him to military school. He was this kind of shit in 1993. He’s that kind of shit now.
What did he expect them to look like? Oh, wait, very red skin, feather headdresses, beaded gowns, and the like. Oh, and maybe war paint.
That’s easy: they’re Indian if they look like the Washington Redskins logo. (And, unfortunately, it is about as simple as this.)