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What Trump's four years taught me about the two White Americas [cnn.com]:

What Trump's four years taught me about the two White Americas

He has freed us of any illusions we may have had about a certain segment of White America.

Even though Joe Biden won this election, Black America has lost some measure of hope. It was heartening to see so many White people dancing in the streets Saturday after Biden's victory was announced. But the fact that a president who is widely viewed [cnn.com] as a racist can still command so many White votes -- after also playing down [cnn.com] a pandemic that has killed at least 234,000 Americans -- is chilling.

I'm still trying to digest that side of White America. Trump's 2016 victory could be dismissed as a fluke, the political equivalent of a banked three-point shot against a flawed opponent. But Trump's ability to make this presidential race so close after what America has seen and heard these last four years is proof that our country has a large, durable White constituency that is willing to ignore or support explicit racism.

That segment of White America has taught me some lessons about America that I don't think I will ever forget.

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