Trump’s racist post about the Obamas was a wake-up call for some. Why did it take so long? | Jamil Smith

The racism was not new. What was new was the inability to look past it. For a moment, at least, the blinders were offJohn from New Mexico, a self-professed lifelong Republican, called into earlier this month with penitence on his mind.“I voted for the president and supported him,” . “But I really want to apologize.”Jamil Smith is a Guardian US columnist