Eugene Robinson: Trump Has Brought the Politics of White Racial Grievance into the Mainstream Debate

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ROBINSON: "Maybe you can argue it’s a more honest conversation, though I’m not even sure about that. What I am sure of is that even more than the white supremacists have done, President Trump has -- has brought the politics of white racial grievance into the mainstream debate. I think it was kind of always there. But listen to what Laura Ingraham was saying on Fox News the other night, about how essentially immigrants are, you know, changing things, changing demographics that nobody likes. It’s just extraordinary to hear that on a -- on a highly rated network program, it’s just — you know, it’s out there now. And we really have Donald Trump to thank for that. I mean, he identified the issue, he made as much political advantage of this issue as he possibly could and he continues to do so."