"President Donald Trump reached a new low Tuesday in his ongoing effort to use the office of the presidency to cast a dark, hateful stain across the land."

Imagine how unthinkable it would have been to see a headline saying "Ike doubles down on hate" or "Jerry Ford doubles down on hate."

But with this president, the white supremacists that he has ever so reluctantly criticized are the most faithful part of his base.  Trump may sourly galumph through his official duties but when he appears before one of his overwhelmingly white rally audiences he is energized and almost joyous.  They love him and he loves them.

And we shouldn't expect Trump to change.  He can't change.  This is who he always has been and always will be.