Thread by @JYSexton

What’s really terrifying is that everything Trump is doing, every racist and cruel policy he pushes, would gain widespread acceptance and legitimacy if he was actually skilled with rhetoric and could stick to talking points.

It’s his delivery that upsets pundits.

Trump’s agenda is decidedly Republican. It’s not an aberration. The issue some conservatives and media take issue with is that he doesn’t play the role of president well and that he’s incapable of hiding the prejudice.

Trump’s ineptness and transparent lack of humanity makes clear the fascism at the heart of this white nationalism, but it’s been the beating heart of Republicans for decades. Past presidents, however, hid it behind rhetoric. Trump can’t hide anything.

If Trump could be contained and handled, he’d have no trouble pushing white nationalist legislation and propaganda. It would breeze through on the back of flag-worshipping rhetoric. But he is so undisciplined and untalented at this that the camouflage evaporates.