Trump’s racist post about the Obamas was a wake-up call for some. Why did it take so long? | Jamil Smith
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Feb 11, 2026, 12:00 pm89 ptsThe racism was not new. What was new was the inability to look past it. For a moment, at least, the blinders were off John from New Mexico, a self-professed lifelong Republican, called into C-Span’s Washington Journal earlier this month with penitence on his mind. “I voted for the president and…
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