 WASHINGTON AP At a moment of national reckoning over racism in America, President Donald Trump is increasingly becoming a bystander. He wasnt in the pews of churches in Minneapolis or Houston to memorialize George Floyd, the black man whose death sparked protests across the country. He hasnt spoken publicly about the ways Floyds death during a police arrest has shaken the conscience of millions of Americans of all races. And hes dismissed the notion of systemic racism in law enforcement, repeatedly putting himself firmly on the side of the police over protesters. In doing so, Trump is leaning into many of the same personal and policy instincts that helped him draw support from disaffected, largely white, Americans in the 2016 election. Yet he appears to be falling out of step with the growing majority of Americans, including some of his supporters in politics, sports and pop culture, who see Floyds death as a searing inflection point in Americas fraught racial history. That not only raises questions about Trumps standing less than five months from Election Day but also defies expectations that American presidents in the modern era, regardless of their political party, will advocate for equality, particularly during moments of racial turmoil. What you have seen since Donald Trump has become president is a complete rejection of that norm and that remains true up until today, said Russell Riley, professor and co-chair of the Presidential Oral History Program at the University of Virginias Miller Center. To some of the presidents critics, Trumps rhetoric, the policies he has sought to implement in office and the very fact of his election are central to the discussions over racism that are coursing through the country. Trump, who notably talked about there being very fine people... 