A careful, generous reading 'fine people' thing shows that he probably didn't _mean_ to include supremacists in the praise. But those groups heard as compliment and endorsement, and thanked him for it.
One has to think that this palimpsest property of his speech, be it intentional or accidental, is key to his appeal. Every listener to parse the message they want to hear out of his language.
One has to think that this palimpsest property of his speech, be it intentional or accidental, is key to his appeal. Every listener to parse the message they want to hear out of his language.