What happened last night and today in Charlottesville (including the just-reported vehicular plow-through) was pretty much inspired by the “White Americans First” beliefs and policies of President Donald Trump. No question about that. Trump has been flashing coded green lights at the haters since the start of the ’16 campaign. White-trash American culture was alive and well before Trump began fanning the flames, but the Charlottesville discord bears his name and his brand. The message Trump tweeted this morning was a pallid, completely insincere bromide. Quoting a John August tweet: “These tiki torch assholes are your people, chanting your name.”
