the racist language but instead used the moment to list his own grievances. the president turned an opportunity to speak out against blatant racism into an opportunity to portray himself as a victim and for that double standard standard, well the president doesn't hold up so well on that front. at the same time the president was ripping disgraced senator al franken. critics back then called it a double standard and selective outrageous. as you know the president has not only been accused by sexual impropriety. his defenders at the time called it locker talk. the president's own language makes signaling out someone else