Stopped counting long ago how often Trump has feigned ignorance or claimed to be just "joking." If you haven't figured out yet that Trump is a racist who is glad to endorse "white power" in an ugly bid to cling to his own, you haven't been paying attention washingtonpost.com/politics/trump…
I feel like a damn broken record from re-upping this story so much — from **October 2016** motherjones.com/politics/2016/…
"Trump’s enduring campaign tactics—from calls for black protesters to be “roughed up” to circulation of racist, anti-Muslim, and anti-Semitic language and memes—is proof for them that white nationalism has not only arrived, but has found a champion in a nominee for US president."
Indeed, "bigotry has always been the strategy," as @michelleinbklyn writes nytimes.com/2020/07/02/opi…
“Almost every day in the last two weeks, Trump has sought to stoke white fear and resentment, portraying himself as a protector of an old order that polls show much of America believes perpetuates entrenched racism and wants to move beyond.” nytimes.com/2020/07/06/us/…
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