But Trump's acts certainly make it look like he thinks the white nationalists are his real constituents. And I think you were right to warn of Trump's presidency as an opportunity for evil to rise. He finally made a very belated denunciation of Nazis, the KKK and white supremacists. Someone noted that it was with all the enthusiasm of a student forced to read aloud in detention. And he insisted on prefacing it by talking about how well the economy is doing.
Trump also said this:
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing- ... ws-racists
Might as well say that federal laws no longer apply, as long as you do something Trump personally likes.
Quote: President Trump’s former ethics chief on Monday blasted him for considering pardoning controversial Sheriff Joe Arpaio,... who violated a federal order to stop racially profiling Latinos in his Arizona county.
Trump told Fox News over the weekend that he was “seriously considering” pardoning Arpaio.
“He has done a lot in the fight against illegal immigration. He’s a great American patriot, and I hate to see what has happened to him,” Trump said.
The alt-right movement has immediately planned more events, and explicitly refers to Charlottesville:
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing- ... y-at-texas
Quote: White supremacist Richard Spencer is hosting a "White Lives Matter Rally" at Texas A&M University next month. Spencer will be headlining the rally on the College Station campus, set to take place exactly one month after Saturday's violent white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va., The Texas Tribune reported Sunday.
Preston Wiginton, another prominent white supremacist, is organizing the event. He sent out a press release Saturday with the banner headline “TODAY CHARLOTTESVILLE TOMORROW TEXAS A&M.”
I don't know anything about this group, but their timing seems very suspicious:
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing- ... t-virginia
Quote: A Confederate heritage group has requested to hold a rally at a Confederate statue in Richmond, Va., next month. The Americans for Richmond Monument Preservation have requested permission from the state of Virginia to hold an event at a monument of Robert E. Lee on Sept. 16, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported.