Because there’s a mainstream assumption that it is racist to say that Obama secretly hails from Africa. This should, but somehow doesn’t, translate into a mainstream assumption that Trump, who rode birther conspiracies to political prominence, is an unrepentant racist. He should be shunned as Steve King is shunned, but he can’t be shunned because he is the president.
Friday, March 01, 2019
Race To The Bottom
NY Times: Republicans’ Race to the Bottom - The absurdity of denying Trump’s bigotry. By Michelle Goldberg
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