Beleagured Trump signals he’s betting it all on a white racist backlash

This struggle south of the border is worth watching closely, as American political thinking has a way of sloshing over into Canada, whether we admit it or not.
Having risen to prominence and won the White House on an appeal to white racism, U.S. President Donald Trump is openly embracing that approach again, writes Les Whittington.
OTTAWA—The trajectory of the U.S. presidential election campaign clarified itself on the weekend as President Donald Trump confirmed the unyielding position he is carving out as Americans arrive at an epochal moment of truth in their troubled race relations. If there was any doubt that Trump wo...

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