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| − | United States President-elect Donald Trump‘s unexpected victory on 8 November 2016 was summed up as “whitelash” by CNN commentator Van Jones, who argued that racism played in the election’s outcome: | + | United States President-elect Donald Trump‘s unexpected victory on 8 November 2016 was summed up as “whitelash” by CNN commentator Van Jones, who argued that racism played in the election’s outcome:{{cquote| |
| − | | + | “This was a white-lash. This was a white-lash against a changing country, it was a white-lash against a black president, in part, and that’s the part where the pain comes.”<ref>[http://globalnews.ca/news/3057638/explaining-white-lash-and-how-it-helped-donald-trumps-win/ Explaining ‘white-lash’ and how it helped Donald Trump’s win]</ref>}} |
| − | “This was a white-lash. This was a white-lash against a changing country, it was a white-lash against a black president, in part, and that’s the part where the pain comes.” | |
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