Trump says Civil Rights Act was unfair because white people were 'very badly treated'

President Donald Trump sparked swift backlash after telling The New York Times that the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964 was “unfair in certain cases,” claiming it led to white Americans being “very badly treated” by limiting their access to colleges and universities. The remarks, widely interpreted as an attack on affirmative action and civil rights protections, drew outrage from critics who accused Trump of reviving decades-old “white backlash” rhetoric and minimizing the history of racial discrimination the law was designed to end.