The White House regularly responds to accusations of racism by noting that black unemployment is at historic lows under Trump’s presidency. … Trump has also attempted to inoculate himself from charges of racism by selectively citing polling numbers, which suggest he’s remarkably popular for a Republican president among African Americans. …
It might seem far-fetched that over a third of African Americans would now approve of a president with a very long history of racial insensitivity — especially because fewer than 10 percent of black voters supported him in 2016.
That’s because it is far-fetched. CONT.
Michael Tesler (UC Irvine), Monkey Cage