US Capitol protesters, egged on by Trump, are part of a long history of white supremacists hearing politicians' words as encouragement
- Written by Shannon M. Smith, Associate Professor of History, College of Saint Benedict & Saint John's University
The Proud Boys outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. (Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/For The Washington Post via Getty Images“President Trump and his Republican enablers in Congress incited a violent attack Wednesday against the government they lead,” The New York Times’ editorial board wrote on...