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Zurawik: Trump rallies roll on, and the American political divide deepens

Former President Donald Trump walks on stage during a rally at the Sarasota Fairgrounds Saturday, July 3, 2021, in Sarasota, Fla. (AP Photo/Jason Behnken)
Former President Donald Trump walks on stage during a rally at the Sarasota Fairgrounds Saturday, July 3, 2021, in Sarasota, Fla. (AP Photo/Jason Behnken) Former President Donald Trump walks on stage during a rally at the Sarasota Fairgrounds Saturday, July 3, 2021, in Sarasota, Fla. (AP Photo/Jason Behnken)

Like The Beach Boys, Deftones and Guns N’ Roses, former President Donald Trump is back on tour this summer.

I streamed his latest stop in Sarasota on Saturday night, and let’s just say I’ve had better Fourths of July.

It was promoted as “45 Fest – A Save America Rally.” It comes on the heels of a rally the week before in Ohio and a speech scheduled this weekend at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Dallas.

Oh, yeah, he’s back out there, and we need to pay attention.

I would love to see Trump marginalized to the point where no media outlet provides the kind of uncritical coverage of him that channels like Newsmax do. But until that happens, it is important for those of us in the mainstream media to monitor what he is saying, if nothing else to try to counteract his smears.