When the issue is racism, there is no middle ground. Greg Jayne’s sympathizing for Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler’s, R-Battle Ground, position vis-a-vis the Republican Party (or cult of Trump, as it has become), is unacceptable (“Herrera Beutler’s balancing act,” July 21, The Columbian). Racism is morally reprehensible, always. There is no middle ground. If one excuses Trump and his sycophants like JHB, one excuses racism. Trump is a racist; JHB by apologizing is a racist. Stop excusing this behavior. It only encourages more overt racism.
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