No past US President has tried dealing with anti-racism protests like Donald Trump.
Not so much reaching out, his critics might say, as lashing out.
Yes, he’s defended the right to peaceful demonstrations but he’s raised the stakes with the serious trouble makers – almost daring them to take him on.
His political opponents already have.
His challenger for the White House, five months tomorrow, November 3, the Democrats’ Joe Biden said the country was crying out for leadership; leadership of the kind that can bring the nation together.
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