But intolerance was only part of the story. If you listened to Trump’s speeches, you noticed a peculiar thing. In addition to his insults and his boasting, he also spoke about an entirely legitimate issue. Donald Trump was a bigot, yes, and this was inexcusable, but he also talked about trade: the destructive free-trade deals our leaders have made, the many companies that have moved their production facilities to other lands, the phone calls he would make to those companies’ CEOs in order to threaten them with steep tariffs unless they move back to the
