As protesters swarm the White House for a second night, President Trump’s tone has lurched between support for the frustrated crowds and cheerleading a sterner approach to law enforcement
Playing a consoler-in-chief has never been Trump’s strong suit as a leader. He rose to power in 2016 by sowing division and denigrating wide swaths of people — from Gold Star families to Mexican immigrants to the disabled to Muslims — while inciting fear about the future of the country.
Janice Ford, an African-American woman who owns an elderly care business in Maryland, stood on the steps of the nearby St. John’s Church to support the protest. She said she is “fed up with it.” The White House said Trump’s record as a private citizen and president is one of “fighting for inclusion and advocating for the equal treatment of all,” said deputy White House press secretary Judd Deere.
Long before he became president and oversaw a deeply polarized electorate, Trump was fascinated with racial divisiveness that he frequently tried to exploit for his own personal or political gains. On Saturday morning, Trump decried protests outside of the White House and urged his base to stage a counter-protest — a move allies saw as standing tough and critics viewed as the president egging on a potentially violent clash. One White House official said Trump meant it as more of a question than a statement or suggestion.
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