“History will never condemn Donald Trump. Because history doesn’t condemn White men. History lies. It coddles. It rewrites. It covers them from the judgmental gaze of people who know better.”
Published in
Nov 7, 2020
Now that President Donald Trump’s days in the Oval Office are numbered, many will begin looking back on his legacy as leader of the free world. And, according to writer David Dennis, Jr., that memory is likely to morph and change over the years, until it transforms into something respectable, perhaps even honorable.
In his LEVEL essay, “History Will Look Kindly on Trump, No Matter What,” Dennis runs down America’s track record of lionizing despicable White men—and explains why Trump’s legacy will likely follow that tradition. Read it here:
