1. Trump's unwillingness to forthrightly condemn white nationalist terrorism as such isolates him even from far right of GOP. So why do it?https://twitter.com/SenTedCruz/status/896543609440407553 …
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"Just following orders"
Not for nothing, he also is personally a racist and has been for his whole public life. See, e.g., Central Park 5.
He has no theory or ideology - he's a moral cipher - but yes he's a racist by instinct, a tribalist. Which is handy for an authoritarian.
The way for Trump + white nationalists to stay in power is to foment conflict that would make undecided whites choose their side.
That's not politics, it's war mongering, gunning for the final showdown.
He is also closely following the Putin playbook
I think Trump thinks he brung himself. Alt-right and Bannon didn't force Trump to be a birther - that was his own idea.
12. A good piece from @JohnJHarwood on Trump's loyalty to base: https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/04/amid-washington-dysfunction-lack-of-accomplishments-trumps-clings-to-his-shrinking-support.html …
it's conviction not calculation
Stop with alt-right. White supremacist or nazi is what to name these evil haters. alt-right is a euphemism
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