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White-lash is a play of words on the term backlash, with [[CNN]] commentator [[Van Jones]] arguing it was white Americans revolting against the [[Democratic Party]] and voting for [[Donald Trump]] in the [[2016 US Presidential Elections]].

White-lash is a play of words on the term backlash, with [[CNN]] commentator [[Van Jones]] arguing it was racist white Americans that revolted against the [[Democratic Party]] and voted for [[Donald Trump]] in the [[2016 US Presidential Elections]].

President-elect Trump‘s unexpected victory on 8 November 2016 was summed up as “whitelash” by the CNN commentator, who argued that racism played in the election’s outcome:{{cquote|

President-elect Trump‘s unexpected victory on 8 November 2016 was summed up as “whitelash” by the CNN commentator, 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.”<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>}}