But it would be short-sighted to argue that the current wave of hate that culminated with the Christchurch mosque massacre began with Donald Trump. Although he would thankfully lose the 2020 presidential election to Joe Biden, in order to truly understand Donald Trump, we must acknowledge that this right-wing political ideology of “Trumpism” was started long before his presidency from the days of his racist anti-Muslim birther conspiracy theories against a rising black presidential candidate named Barack Hussein Obama.

DEFINE: Defines 'Trumpism' as a right-wing ideology rooted in earlier birther conspiracy theories, not originating with his presidency.

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