Why is Trump doubling down on racism?

[Benton]

(07-02-2020, 03:05 AM)BmorePat87 Wrote: https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/01/politics/donald-trump-black-lives-matter-confederate-race/index.html

Trump spent the last week tweeting digital wanted posters of people, mostly of color, who tore down Confederate statues.

He then went after attempts to rename buildings named after known racists.

He resorted to dog whistle politics and warned of “chaos” and the suburbs not being great if fair housing regulations aimed at decreasing segregation are allowed to continue.

He tweeted a video of a supporter yelling “white power”.

His latest move was calling “black lives matter” painted on the road by NYC a “symbol of hate”, a phrase he won’t use for confederate relics.

Why is Trump doubling down on overt racism? Does he think this is a winning strategy?

It was the foundation for his success in the first run. For whatever reason, those with that mindset jumped on the trump train. I never really understood why as he hadn't said anything to indicate he was racist. With his numbers fading, maybe he thinks that segment needs solidified?