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Trump's racist attacks on nonwhite lawmakers contain a crucial additional ingredient.
Trump is also asserting the right to engage in public racism without it being called out as such.
The flaunting of racism with impunity is the key here.
My new piece:
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
Trump is also asserting the right to engage in public racism without it being called out as such.
The flaunting of racism with impunity is the key here.
My new piece:
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
Why are so few Republicans condemning Trump's obvious racism?
Because Trump's use of racist and white nationalist tropes may be changing GOP voters' sense of what it means to be a GOP lawmaker.
As political theorist @jtlevy argues, this is ominous:
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
Because Trump's use of racist and white nationalist tropes may be changing GOP voters' sense of what it means to be a GOP lawmaker.
As political theorist @jtlevy argues, this is ominous:
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
@jtlevy For Trump, the whole point is to declare the freedom to engage in racism without it being called out for what it really is, with no apology or capitulation to those who label it as such.
Good reporting confirms that he has long seen his racism this way:
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
Good reporting confirms that he has long seen his racism this way:
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
@jtlevy Key context on Trump's racist attacks:
After Trump backed off "many sides" line, he privately raged that he shouldn't have capitulated.
He felt "many sides" pleased his base. @AdamSerwer had found reason to believe his voters would see things this way:
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
After Trump backed off "many sides" line, he privately raged that he shouldn't have capitulated.
He felt "many sides" pleased his base. @AdamSerwer had found reason to believe his voters would see things this way:
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
