"... Trump appeals to white people gripped by demographic hysteria. Especially older white people who grew up when white people represented a
much larger share of the population. They fear becoming a minority. ... Every component of the Trump-Republican agenda flows from these demographic fears. The Trump phenomenon and the surge of right-wing extremism in America was never about economic anxiety, as too many political reporters claimed during the 2016 presidential campaign. t was, and still is, about race and racism. ..."
NY Times: Trump Wanted to Fire Missiles at Mexico. Now the G.O.P. Wants to Send Troops. (2023)
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