Steve Bannon, the Trump adviser who spent years mainstreaming white nationalism, explained
Updated by Zack Beauchamp@zackbeauchampzack@vox.com Nov 15, 2016, 12:40pm EST
“There should be no sugarcoating the truth here: Donald Trump just invited a white nationalist into the highest reaches of the government,” Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley said in a statement.
Merkley’s language may sound overheated, but actual white nationalists are celebrating his appointment. Here’s what Rocky J. Suhayda, chairman of the American Nazi Party, wrote in an email to CNN (random capitalization his):
-- I must admit that I was a wee bit surprised that Mr. Trump finally chose Mr. Bannon, I thought that his stable of Washington insiders would have objected too vociferously...Perhaps The Donald IS for 'REAL' and is not going to be another controlled puppet directed by the usual 'Wire Pullers,' and does indeed intend to ROCK the BOAT? Time will tell. --
You see, Bannon isn’t your typical loyalist being rewarded by the president he shepherded into office: He’s a leading light of America’s white nationalist movement accused of using misogynistic, anti-Muslim, anti-Semitic, and barely hidden racist language throughout his professional life.
But Valls said Trump's victory had boosted the chance of an outright Le Pen victory: 'What has changed in the world and Europe since Nov. 8 is that it's possible.'
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