For President Donald Trump, white is beautiful.
Since regaining the presidency, he has pursued policies that seek to reverse the country’s racial diversification and make it — and its government — whiter again.
In 1947, when Trump was born, the United States was over 89% white; today, that percentage is just over 60%. Back then, most entering immigrants came from Europe; now, fewer than 20% do.
In 2024, Trump’s support from white voters — 57%, according to exit polls — was about the same as backed GOP candidates in the previous six elections. But in office, he has reversed both policies and appointments to favor whites over people of color.
His Justice Department revoked long-standing legal interventions favoring Black plaintiffs in civil rights cases, and his administration has accelerated deportation of illegal immigrants — and some legal ones — who are mostly people of color.