1. It's a fair point that Trump's words belong in a different category than physical violence. But Barro is whitewashing how racist Trump's rhetoric was and the harm it did. A review of history would show presidential words on race matter a lot.https://twitter.com/jbarro/status/1396115162847928324 …
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Replying to @HeerJeet
I'm happy to condemn Trump's statements, and I have. But this is a ridiculous counting.
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Replying to @CathyYoung63
As I said it's a fair point that lumping this stuff together creates an analytical mess. But that's separate from acknowledging that it's terrible for a president to stir up xenophobia like this and it certainly had an impact.
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