'I Would Certainly Implement That, Absolutely'
Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021.
I just spotted this tweet from Jim before heading to sleep:
.@realDonaldTrump finally crosses line from colorful swagger to plain old bigot-talk https://t.co/dkBwH77T9x pic.twitter.com/UdxfEFarll
— James Fallows (@JamesFallows) November 20, 2015Trump merely hinting at this yesterday was bad enough, but these unambiguous statements, captured on video, are downright scary. The rest of the Atlantic crew will be on the full story soon, so stay tuned. Update: More from David here and Conor here.
World Muslims always told: shld be quicker to denounce outrages by other Muslims. Americans shld be quicker to call out anti-Muslim bigotry
— James Fallows (@JamesFallows) November 20, 2015