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07-18-2016, 11:32 PM
Someone approved 'white elevators' signs at Republican convention
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The first controversy of the Republican National Convention occurred well before day one, when signs for "white elevators" were spotted in the halls.*
The convention also, reportedly, has red and blue elevators (http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/us-world/article/Oops-White-elevators-draw-criticism-at-the-8384354.php) — part of a patriotic color trio — at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. It is unclear why **ne of the convention staff realized "white elevators" might remind convention-goers of **t-so-distant times when segregation was legal.
SEE ALSO: Trump's alma mater isn't exactly embracing him (http://mashable.com/2016/07/11/wharton-calls-donald-trump-out/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
The presumptive Republican presidential **minee Donald Trump, who will be **minated at the event, has flirted with overt white supremacism ever since he officially waded into the election in June, 2015. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/07/18/white-elevators-republican-national-convention-donald-trump/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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The first controversy of the Republican National Convention occurred well before day one, when signs for "white elevators" were spotted in the halls.*
The convention also, reportedly, has red and blue elevators (http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/us-world/article/Oops-White-elevators-draw-criticism-at-the-8384354.php) — part of a patriotic color trio — at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. It is unclear why **ne of the convention staff realized "white elevators" might remind convention-goers of **t-so-distant times when segregation was legal.
SEE ALSO: Trump's alma mater isn't exactly embracing him (http://mashable.com/2016/07/11/wharton-calls-donald-trump-out/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
The presumptive Republican presidential **minee Donald Trump, who will be **minated at the event, has flirted with overt white supremacism ever since he officially waded into the election in June, 2015. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/07/18/white-elevators-republican-national-convention-donald-trump/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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