One of the many annoying things about Donald Trump’s impending return to the White House is having to rehash facts that should have been settled long ago. Here’s one: in August 2017, after a deadly white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, Trump claimed there were “very fine people on both sides,” praising the racists responsible for the violence.
The backlash was immediate. Trump’s Republican allies distanced themselves. CEOs quit his advisory councils. A White House arts committee disbanded and called on the president to resign. For about two years, this incident stood as a glaring example of Trump’s coddling of white supremacists. ….more
