What White Power Supporters Hear Trump Saying

The term ‘political correctness’ can be readily deployed as a racist dog whistle — one that President Donald Trump has been blowing with increasing vigor since his election in 2016.

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Oct 9, 2020 · 7 min read
Cutout black shapes resembling Trump’s mouth speaking a waveform that has a hooded KKK member as one of its peaks.
Cutout black shapes resembling Trump’s mouth speaking a waveform that has a hooded KKK member as one of its peaks.
President Trump frequently uses language that White power extremists understand as expressing support for their views. Illustration: Angus Greig

By Alexander Hinton

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