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Donald Trump Didn’t Create the Rage That Fueled Charlottesville, but He Sure as Hell Unleashed It

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The scene at Charlottesville on Friday and Saturday did not come as a shock to anybody who had attended Trump rallies during the 2016 campaign.

Jared Yates Sexton
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