The editorial board of the Arizona Republic blasted President Donald Trump for pardoning Joe Arpaio, the former Maricopa County, Arizona, sheriff who was found guilty of contempt after profiling Latinos. The Arizona Republic’s editorial board said Trump’s pardon showed the president entirely accepted institutional racism. “By pardoning Arpaio, Trump made it clear that institutional racism is not just OK with him. It is a goal,” the board wrote. The pardon, they wrote “elevates Arpaio once again to the pantheon of those who see institutional racism as something that made America great.”The board wrote that a pardon for Arpaio wasn’t just insulting to Latinos, but to all.

Source: Huffington Post August 26, 2017 15:11 UTC