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Greg Sargent: Trump endorses an apologist for white supremacy. That could hurt the GOP this fall.

Trump’s enthusiastic endorsement of Corey Stewart is itself a form of deliberate racial provocation.

(Steve Helber | The Associated Press) In this Feb. 22, 2018, file photo, Virginia GOP senatorial hopeful Corey Stewart gestures during a news conference at the Capitol in Richmond, Va. Stewart, a conservative provocateur and supporter of President Donald Trump, won Virginia's Republican primary Tuesday, June 12, 2018, in the U.S. Senate race, and he has promised to run a "vicious" campaign against incumbent Tim Kaine.

(Steve Helber | The Associated Press) In this Feb. 22, 2018, file photo, Virginia GOP senatorial hopeful Corey Stewart gestures during a news conference at the Capitol in Richmond, Va. Stewart, a conservative provocateur and supporter of President Donald Trump, won Virginia's Republican primary Tuesday, June 12, 2018, in the U.S. Senate race, and he has promised to run a "vicious" campaign against incumbent Tim Kaine.