<<Neither did Trump personally have to have to "agree" for white supremacy to assume a central role in his campaign.>>

With the appointment of Steve Bannon as “C.E.O.” of the Trump campaign, the campaign made its final, full and frank descent into the dark world of right-wing paranoia, racism, anti-Semitism, white supremacy, nationalism, mendacity, fascism, and -- of course -- fantastic, nutty conspiracy theories. 

Bannon was largely silent during the campaign, but his appointment as C.E.O. was a way of guaranteeing Trump's racist base that they could count on him.