One of the most remarkable elements of Donald Trump’s acceptance speech Thursday night at the Republican National Convention was the whistle. If you listened to the speech, I’m guessing you heard it. How could you have missed it? The speech was given at the White House and he simply could not resist the following:
“The fact is I’m here,” he said, and then continued, “What’s the name of that building? But I’ll say it differently. The fact is we’re here and they’re not.”
What’s the name of that building?
That’s right. The house is white.
Trump was saying: I’m white. You, my loyal Republican base, are white. We white people are here and “they” are not.
For some, it was a whistle. For others, it was a trumpet. But clearly it was Trumpist.
Jim Walsh
Nahant
Note from KBJ: If it's a dog whistle, Jim, then why do you hear it? Are you a racist?
