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Salon
Politics
Chauncey DeVega

Behind Trump's "blood purity program"

As Donald Trump finally faces serious consequences for his decades-long crime spree and other antisocial behavior, he will become more racist, white supremacist, antisemitic, violent, dangerous, and fascistic. Trump is unwilling to restrain himself – even when such vile behavior is potentially damaging to him and contrary to his goals.

For example, in a particularly bold move last week, Trump went so far as to threaten New York Attorney General Leticia James – who is a black woman. “I don’t think the people of this country are going to stand for it," he told reporters about his civil trial in New York for fraud and other financial crimes. "This is a disgrace. And you ought to go after this attorney general." In Trump’s imagination, the collective mind of his followers, a black person (especially a black woman) such as Leticia James is naturally supposed to show deference to white people. Trump has also called James a corrupt “racist” “monster."

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