Trump is president by a combination of the most despicable factors: a Russian cyberattack, voter suppression, racial anxiety and rampant sexism. Barack Obama represented a fast-approaching future in which whiteness is not synonymous with power, in which power is more widely shared. Donald Trump is president because American sexism, misogyny and patriarchy know no bounds. Sign Up You agree to receive occasional updates and special offers for The New York Times's products and services. But that is Trump’s tactic: Don’t shade the truth with a little lie; destroy the truth with an enormous lie.

Source: New York Times July 13, 2017 07:18 UTC