As Johnson’s championship sparked a racial backlash, the same was true with Barack Obama’s election to the U.S. Presidency. When Donald Trump used the birther issue to challenge the legitimacy of Obama’s citizenship and presidency, he became seen and accepted as the champion representing white people. White America, including white evangelicals, found their “Great White Hope.” The election of Donald Trump showed who we are as a people. It also revealed the extent to which white moderates are goats trapped in idolatry and are willing to worship a man who can do no wrong in their eyes.
