The latest faux controversy to envelop Donald Trump’s campaign has to do with the history of a small town in Michigan. The Democrats want to turn a Trump visit into a renewed debate about white supremacy.
If only they’d checked who’d visited before Trump did.
Howell, Michigan, is the county seat of Livingston County, which contains a not insignificant share of Detroit’s suburbs. That makes it key for both Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris to carry the area if they want to win a state that has, over the past few election cycles, been decided by razor-thin margins.
The faux controversy comes out the fact that the town, once upon a time, was a hotbed for Ku Klux Klan members and rallies.
The last vestige
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