What another does is not the fault of one who speaks unless the speech is intended to achieve the desired acts by others.
Trump's been said to do all kinds of horrible things. Yet, now that we know from the Mueller report that at least 1 of those things was fake news, one MUST wonder whether the rest is of similar elk.
Go back and examine his speeches and see for yourself. I'll bet you that you cannot find a single example of Trump actually endorsing any of the racist things the MSM says he does.
What you WILL find is the MSM saying "he said X" when in fact he didn't. They are using their false narrative on what was said to promote a specific anti-Trump agenda. And almost everyone fell for it. What's worse is that despite it all starting to fall apart for them, the progressives are STILL spouting the same lies.
Gullible but tenacious is probably the most polite descriptor I can think of. Flaming idjits more accurately described them though.
You're right, I can't pinpoint any specific segment of what he said.
It's more about the overall tone.
It's ok for us to be so blunt and direct in our conversations about illegal immigration or so on, because we're small fish.
But when He criticises it, he should mingle it with more words of compassion "I understand it's hard, these are just folks trying to make a better life for their families, but our resources are limitted we can't take everybody in" or such.
His blunt statements, even if true easily feed into already existent animosities.
I'm talking from the perspective of an outsider, I know that Merkel's clusterfuck/Trump are often referred to by far right elements worldwide. Even if for opposite reasons.
