Trump is not doing much to stop KKK, neo-Nazis

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If President-elect Donald Trump really wants to stop the Ku Klux Klan and neo-Nazi groups that are celebrating his victory and encouraging hate crimes across the country, he should offer a detailed and unambiguous apology for the racial vitriol he himself stirred up during his presidential bid.

So far, he has not done that. What’s more, he has appointed Stephen Bannon, the former head of Breitbart News — an outlet that publishes white nationalist, anti-Hispanic and anti-Semitic articles — as chief White House strategist, one of the top jobs in the new administration.

Neo-Nazis and the KKK are having a field day. The head of the American Nazi Party and the former head of the KKK have both applauded Bannon’s appointment. They feel — with good reason — that their until recently off-the-wall racist ideas are rapidly becoming part of the American mainstream, and will even have a powerful voice within the White House.

On Sunday, when Trump was asked on CBS’ “60 Minutes” about the acts of racial violence that are popping up in his name, he said he was “very surprised” and “saddened” to hear that. Then, referring to those committing hate crimes, he added, “If it helps, I will say this right to the cameras: ‘Stop it.’ ”

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