@ZeeshanAleem unpacks how Trump has used racist language since the start of his political career – and how that's paid off for him: (1/11)
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For a brief moment in 2011 it helped push him near the top of presidential polls. (2/11)
abcnews.go.com/Politics/poll-…
Shortly thereafter, he became a front-runner in the Republican race. (3/11)
washingtonpost.com/news/fact-chec…
Not too long after that, he hit a new high in the polls. (4/11)
politico.com/story/2015/12/…
In fact, study after study show white racial resentment predicted support for Trump. His invective mobilized voters. (5/10) vox.com/identities/201…
He denied the reports, but he has a long, long history of making such remarks: (7/11)
vox.com/2016/7/25/1227…
It wasn't enough to hold off a Democratic wave, but it showed how he sees white identity as central to voter behavior. (8/11)
cnn.com/2018/10/30/pol…
In 1989, Trump ran ads in 4 newspapers calling for the execution of the 5 black and Latino teens who were accused of rape. Despite their exoneration, Trump says he did nothing wrong. (9/11)
He has called Democratic presidential candidate @ewarren "Pocahontas" and used her to make light of the ethnic cleansing of Native Americans. (10/10)