Editorial: There’s no excuse for Trump’s racist social media post

By now, Americans have gone numb to the ridiculous statements of the president of the United States. While many of the things he says on a daily basis would be disqualifying for most other politicians, supporters of the president want Donald Trump to be graded on a curve.

But thinking people can see that the permission structures built around excusing the president’s often demeaning, often cruel manner of expressing himself have only made American politics more polarized and toxic than they need to be.