The Republican party has made white supremacy part of its campaign strategy since the early 1960s, for over 50 years. While previous Republican presidential candidates used careful language and subtleties to lure racist whites, Trump used shockingly overt and direct language to attack Latino immigrants. This emboldened white supremacist groups, along with other homegrown right wing terrorist groups to force themselves onto the mainstream, and organize demonstrations in cities known for progressive activism, for the sake of provoking its citizens and instigating violence. The end result was a violent year, for certain.