Yes, it’s true that Clinton in 1996 referred to certain young black men as “superpredators,” a characterization she has since said that she regrets (though not until she was prodded by a Black Lives Matter activist).
Trump condemns Clinton's past use of the term 'superpredator' to refer to "black youth" #Debates2016 https://t.co/kDIXPrfvqe
— Sky News (@SkyNews) September 27, 2016
But perhaps Trump forgot that time when he demanded the execution of five teenagers (four black, one Hispanic) who were wrongly convicted in a rape case in 1989 in New York City. He went as far as to take out $85,000 in newspaper ad space advocating for reinstating the death penalty, thus fanning the racially charged fears of the city.
"I think super predator was such an awful thing to say" Donald Trump talking about treating black people better#debatenight #debate pic.twitter.com/91wNRQWQQn
— Matthew Anthony (@MattPaulino) September 27, 2016