Trump’s racist post about the Obamas was a wake-up call for some. Why did it take so long?

‘The consequences of Trump’s second term have been both unmistakable and unforgivable.’ Photograph: Andrew Leyden/NurPhoto/Shutterstock

John from New Mexico, a self-professed lifelong Republican, called into C-Span’s Washington Journal earlier this month with penitence on his mind.

“I voted for the president and supported him,” he began. “But I really want to apologize.”