Last week, when President Trump called on the police to use rough justice in dealing with violent Latino gangs, there was a clear method to his madness. …
Underlying Trump’s defiance of law enforcement norms is a calculated strategy advocating the use of force, with the twofold goal of pushing liberals back on their heels and affirming the instincts of his most avid supporters. …
To put it mildly, it has been difficult for the Democrats to recruit key white voters to consider an economic agenda in the face of concerted efforts by the Trump campaign and his administration to shift the focus to crime. CONT.
Thomas B. Edsall, New York Times