This will piss off some/many of my White colleagues in media, but it& #39;s worth saying again. Yes, they normalize Trump because it& #39;s how DC works, also it& #39;s good for ratings, access, TV spots, book deals, etc. But a major reason is that they just don& #39;t care about his racism. 1/

They think they do. They believe they are appalled by his racism. They convince themselves. But then look at their behavior and coverage the past 4 years. They can& #39;t even say racism. It& #39;s "racial trip up" or "flare-up" or "economic anxiety." Anything to deflect from it. 2/

Finally, they don& #39;t care because it doesn& #39;t affect them, their spouses, their children, their communities. It& #39;s just business. So they can intellectualize it from the bleachers, observe as spectators, delude themselves into thinking they are calling balls and strikes. 3/

Their families aren& #39;t threatened by the Muslim Ban, or zero tolerance, or smears against immigrants who come from shithole countries, or overt & coded racism against Black communities. If Trump did this against Whites? Totally different ballgame. Totally different coverage. 4/4