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Trump, of course, is but a pale facsimile of those who came before him, but that hasn’t stopped his allies — and an alarming number of media figures — from trying to shoehorn him into the same “consoler in chief” role that his predecessors occupied with varying measures of aplomb.

Not only has Trump proven to be incapable of acting as a unifier, but the very act of uniting Americans is antithetical to his worldview. To unify is to strip Trump of what might be his most prominent innate skill — driving people apart.

Witness his reaction to Obama’s call to root out the kind of racism that was at the core of Saturday’s shooting in El Paso. Obama, in a statement shared via Twitter, called out those who sow divisions between people, without naming any names.


“All of us have to send a clarion call and behave with the values of tolerance and diversity that should be the hallmark of our democracy,” Obama said. “We should soundly reject language coming out of the mouths of any of our leaders that feeds a climate of fear and hatred or normalizes racist sentiments; leaders who demonize those who don’t look like us, or suggest that other people, including immigrants, threaten our way of life, or refer to other people as sub-human, or imply that America belongs to just one certain type of people….It has no place in our politics and our public life. And it’s time for the overwhelming majority of Americans of goodwill, of every race and faith and political party, to say as much — clearly and unequivocally.”

How easy it would have been for Trump to simply hit the retweet button. Or say nothing at all. Instead, he went out of his way to attack his predecessor. You know, unity.

“Did George Bush ever condemn President Obama after Sandy Hook. President Obama had 32 mass shootings during his reign. Not many people said Obama is out of Control. Mass shootings were happening before the President even thought about running for Pres.” @kilmeade @foxandfriends — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 6, 2019

Now, this isn’t to say Trump isn’t going through the motions. Unlike the explicit overtures he made to neo-Nazis and white nationalists in 2017 after they murdered someone in Charlottesville, Virginia, Trump read a carefully worded statement on
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 Trump, of course, is but a pale facsimile of those who came before him, but that has n’t stopped his allies — and an alarming numeral of metier figures — from trying to shoehorn him into the same “ consoler in chief ” character that his predecessors occupied with vary meter of aplomb. 

 Not merely has Trump proven to be incapable of acting as a unifier, but the identical act of uniting Americans is antithetical to his worldview. To unify is to strip Trump of what might be his about prominent innate skill — drive people apart. 

 Witness his chemical reaction to Obama ’s call to root out the kind of racism that was at the core of Saturday ’s shooting in El Paso. Obama, in a affirmation shared via Twitter, called out those who inseminate divisions between multitude, without naming any name. 


 “ All of us have to send a clarion call and act with the values of tolerance and diversity that should be the hallmark of our democracy, ” Obama said. “ We should thoroughly refuse language coming out of the mouths of any of our leaders that feeds a climate of fear and hatred or normalizes racist sentiments; leadership who demonize those who do n’t look like us, or suggest that early citizenry, admit immigrants, threaten our direction of life, or refer to other people as sub - human, or entail that America belongs to just one certain type of people … .It has no seat in our politics and our public life. And it ’s time for the overwhelming majority of Americans of goodwill, of every raceway and faith and political party, to order as much — clearly and unequivocally. ” 

 How easy it would have been for Trump to simply reach the retweet button. Or say nothing at all. alternatively, he went out of his way to attack his predecessor. You sleep together, unity. 

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Wi tness  his r e a ctio n t o Ob ama’s  call to root  ou t th e  ki nd of  raci sm t ha t was  at th e cor eof Saturday’s s hoot ing in El  Pa so . O ba ma, i n  a sta tem ent  shared  via Tw i tte r, c a ll ed out those who s ow d iv isions b etween pe op l e, witho ut  na ming a ny na mes. 
“All ofus hav e  t osend acl arionca lland  beha v e wi th the  valuesof to l erance and div e rsity that sh o ul d be thehal lmark of ou r de m ocra cy,” Ob ama said.  “Wesh o ul d  soundly reject lan gu age co mingout of the mo uths of an y o f our le ader s  t h at feeds a cli mateof fear an d  hatredor no rmalizes  racist s e n timents;  le ade rswho d em onize those w h o  don ’t  look l ike  us, or  su gge sttha tother peo ple, inc lu di ng  i mmi grant s , threat en  ou rway  of l i fe, or  refe r to  o th e r p eople a s  s u b -hum an ,or i mpl ythatAmer i cabelongs  to justone cert ai ntype of  people….It h as  no placein  ou r poli t i cs and o ur public life. And it’ s  time f orthe o verw helming m ajo rity o f A m erican s of g oodwi ll , o f every r ac e a nd  faith and p oli tical  p arty , to sa y as much — clearl y  an d unequivocal ly. ”

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“Di dGeo rge B ush ev e r c ondem n Pres id ent Ob ama a ft er Sandy  Hook. President Obamahad 32  mass  sh ootings d uri n g h is reign.  Not  many peop lesai d Oba mai s out  ofC on tro l . Mas s sh o otings we r ehap p e ni ng before t h e Pre siden t e v en tho ught  about running fo r  Pres.” @kilme ade@ f oxa ndf r iend s— Donald J. Tr ump  ( @ r ealDonal dT rump) Augus t 6, 201 9Now,this i sn’t t o say T r u mp isn’tgoin g t hrough th e m ot i ons. Un li ke the ex plic it  overt ures h e  mad e to neo-Nazis and  whit e natio n ali sts i n2017 af t er t hey murder ed someonein Cha rlot tesvi lle, Vi rg inia,Tru mp  read a ca r efully wo rdedstateme nt  on
 Gallup.

Trump,_of course,_is but a pale_facsimile of_those_who came_before_him, but that_hasn’t stopped his_allies — and an_alarming number of_media_figures — from trying to shoehorn him into the same “consoler in chief” role_that_his predecessors_occupied_with_varying measures of aplomb.

Not only_has Trump proven to be_incapable of_acting as a unifier, but the very act_of_uniting Americans is_antithetical to his worldview. To unify is to strip_Trump of what might be his_most prominent innate_skill_—_driving people apart.

Witness his_reaction to Obama’s call to root_out the kind of racism that_was at the core of Saturday’s shooting_in El Paso. Obama, in a_statement shared via Twitter, called_out those_who sow divisions between people,_without naming any_names.


“All of_us have to_send a clarion call and behave_with the values_of tolerance and diversity that should_be_the hallmark of_our_democracy,”_Obama said._“We should soundly_reject_language coming_out_of the mouths of any of_our_leaders that feeds a climate of fear_and hatred or normalizes_racist_sentiments; leaders who demonize_those who don’t look like_us, or suggest that other people,_including immigrants,_threaten our_way of life, or refer to other people as sub-human, or_imply that America belongs to just_one certain type of_people….It has_no_place in our_politics_and our_public life. And it’s time for the_overwhelming majority_of Americans of goodwill, of every_race and faith and_political_party, to say as much —_clearly and unequivocally.”

How easy it would_have been for Trump to_simply_hit_the retweet button. Or say_nothing at all. Instead, he went_out of his_way to attack his predecessor. You know,_unity.

“Did_George Bush ever condemn President Obama_after_Sandy Hook. President Obama had 32_mass_shootings_during his reign. Not many_people said Obama is out of_Control. Mass shootings were happening before the President even_thought about running_for Pres.” @kilmeade @foxandfriends —_Donald_J._Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 6, 2019

Now, this isn’t to say Trump_isn’t going_through the motions._Unlike the explicit overtures he made to neo-Nazis and white_nationalists in 2017 after they murdered someone_in Charlottesville, Virginia, Trump read a carefully worded statement on