Defiant President Trump is reportedly convinced that venting white grievance is his path to reelection victory

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• President Trump is rejecting advisers' concerns, convinced that divisive rhetoric designed to appeal to his core of white supporters is the key to reelection, sources told The Washington Post. 
• Trump underlined his reelection message in his Independence Day address at Mount Rushmore, warning of an America imperiled by "far-left fascists." 
• Instead of seeking to unify America in the wake of the George Floyd protests, Trump has doubled down on divisive messaging, including a video of a supporter yelling "white power." 
• Advisers reportedly believe that Trump's response to crises, including the coronavirus pandemic and the anti-racism protests, has alienated many supporters. 
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President Donald Trump is shrugging off concerns within his party over his divisive rhetoric and is convinced that stoking the grievances of his white core voters will see him reelected in November, the Washington Post reported Saturday.

In recent weeks there has been growing alarm within Trump's reelection campaign and in the Republican party about national and swing-state polls showing Trump crashing to defeat to his Democratic presidential rival Joe Biden in November.

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