A month out from Election Day, Trump is appealing to the voting groups that shored up his base in 2016 while Biden chips away at them.
On Tuesday, President Donald Trump refused to condemn white supremacists. On Wednesday, he appeared to blame suburban, low-income people of color for “ruining this American dream.”
The two comments represent a feature, not a bug, of his presidency and campaign. And he’s ramped it up in the final month of the election.
A day after he told the far-right Proud Boys, to “stand by,” igniting outrage from Democrats and concern from Republicans, the president seemed to equate having a low income to being a minority. He also claimed — falsely — that Joe Biden wants to turn Minnesota into a refugee state. Continue reading.