Early warnings on Trump inciting white supremacist violence: A brief story in 5 parts
Aug 2017: “A disaster. There are real concerns about where it leads the country.” —A senior U.S. law enforcement official on Trump’s response to Charlottesville
motherjones.com/politics/2017/…
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Sept 2017: “I hit ’em with neo-Nazi. I hit them with everything. I got the white supremacists, the neo-Nazi. I got them all in there, let’s see. KKK, we have KKK. I got them all.” —President Trump, ridiculing the media during a political rally
motherjones.com/politics/2017/…
2/5
July 2018: “The racist rhetoric has empowered white supremacist groups to be much more public. It’s very dangerous because these people who have a history of violence now feel they have state sanction to commit violence.” —Ex-FBI agent Michael German
motherjones.com/crime-justice/…
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Oct 2018 - Aug 2019:
“I have noticed a change in people saying 'illegals' that now say 'invaders.’ I like this.” —Pittsburgh synagogue mass shooter
“This attack is a response to the Hispanic invasion of Texas.” —El Paso mass shooter motherjones.com/politics/2019/…
4/5
…which brings us up to this week, when Trump went in front of the press and defended a Trump partisan who is an alleged murderer.
Unfortunately, with Trump, the worst is likely yet to come
npr.org/sections/live-…
5/5
Trump’s appeal to neo-Nazis and other far-right extremists now extends to Germany nytimes.com/2020/09/07/wor…
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