URGES UNITY VS. RACISM” before widespread public shock and ridicule shamed them to change it in later editions of the print paper.

But Trump can’t even cosplay as a president convincingly. In one of his first remarks about the El Paso massacre — on Twitter, naturally — he expressed sadness over the loss of life while in the same breath reiterating the need for his racist brand of immigration reform, the very rhetoric that inspired a gunman to open fire on a largely Latinx community with the intent to murder as many people as possible.


In times of national mourning, presidents often travel to the sites of tragedy to comfort those communities that are suffering most. Clinton was welcomed to Oklahoma City after the 1995 bombing to deliver a nationalprayer service address. Bush stood atop the ruins of lower Manhattan with a bullhorn and was lauded by New Yorkers. Obama, whose “Amazing Grace” had much of the nation in tears, was met with a standing ovation after delivering yet another set of remarks to grievers in Killeen, Texas, following a shooting at Fort Hood that killed 13 people.

After a white nationalist killed 11 worshippers at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh last October, Trump was asked not to visit. He went anyway, and was greeted with protests.

On Wednesday, Trump plans to visit El Paso and Dayton. He likely will be met with more protests by more grieving Americans who want no part of him.