Trump started his term with a racism. He’s ending his term with racism.

To Trump, pandering to white people’s fears and grievances is more important than national security. [View in browser]( [Image]( November 21, 2020 [A photo shows a flagpole flying a confederate battle flag and a Trump 'Make America Great Again!' flag]( In his last days in office, President Donald Trump is threatening to veto a vital defense spending bill. Why? Because it would order the renaming of U.S. military bases that are named after Confederate generals. Trump's willingness to put racists' support over national security shouldn't be a surprise, Hayes Brown writes in his newest essay. Not when the through line in Trump's term has been his ability to harness the grievances of his mostly white audience and turn them into action. From 2017 until today, it's been one of the key parts of the Trump Era — why should that change now? Find the full analysis at the top of Tuesday's MSNBC Daily section at [MSNBC.com](. UNDERSTANDING THE NEWS [Alternate text] Top perspectives and analysis from our MSNBC columnists [Alternate text] [A photo shows Kyle Rittenhouse, holding a gun, walking down a street in Kenosha, Wisconsin, the city where he's charged with shooting three protesters]( Mehdi Hasan [Kyle Rittenhouse proves the depths of Trump's GOP radicalization]( If Kyle Rittenhouse was named, say, Khalid Rehman, we know things would look very different. [Alternate text] [A photo illustration shows a red background, with shapes showing the open, speaking mouths of President Trump, Rudy Giuliani, another Trump media ally, and right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.]( Charlie Sykes [Trump has waged a four year-long assault on reality — but the worst is still to come]( The race to capture Trump supporters' eyes, ears, and clicks is just ramping up. [Alternate text] [People hold up electric candles during a prayer vigil for victims of Covid-19 on October 19, 2020 in New York City.]( Hayes Brown [‘Personal responsibility’ is no match for American selfishness]( Everyone is to blame for the pandemic. Which also means no one is. WATCH NOW [Alternate text] 11th Hour [Trump allows Biden transition to proceed, but still won't concede]( [A photo of President-elect Joe Biden]( All In [Ted Cruz mocks Covid-19 safety warnings as his constituents die]( [A photo Sen. Ted Cruz walking down a hallway at the Capitol.]( The Last Word [Lawrence: GSA chief lied about the transition for over two weeks]( [A screengrab shows Lawrence O'Donnell sitting in studio, with a title card behind his shoulder reading, ''crime against democracy'']( Rachel Maddow [Trump dismantles decades-old surveillance treaty irreparably on his way out the door]( [A photo shows the type of plane used for surveillance flights under the Open Skies treaty program]( LISTEN NOW [Alternate text] [Do No Harm]( Standard Protocol A year of fighting Child Protective Services has almost broken Lance and Sharde Butler. But soon their case will intertwine with another family’s in ways that neither could have imagined. [Into America]( Kamala Harris and the Rainbow Sign Trymaine Lee examines how the Rainbow Sign, a Black cultural center in Berkeley, California, helped shape a young Kamala Harris. [purple rectangle with a quote from campaign manager Brian Brokaw, which says: ''She was taking a risk... in turning down the earlier offers by the federal government... and she knew that she would be taking heat from her friends in Washington, including her friends in the Obama administration.'']( [Kamala: Next In Line]( Not the LastKamala Harris and Joe Biden are heading to the White House. So what comes next? Joy speaks with Jonathan Capehart, Errin Haines and Into America host Trymaine Lee. MORE ON MSNBC [Alternate text] [A photo of Barack Obama looking out a White House window is overlaid with text reading: Obama: A four-part series. First two episodes Friday November 27th, 8 p.m. ET] Get a unique look at the two-term presidency of Barack Obama as told through the reflections of his inner circle, Congressional leaders and the journalists who covered him. Obama, an all-new docuseries, premieres with a special two-hour episode this Friday at 8 pm. ET. Three more episodes will air throughout the weekend. Tell us what you think. [Drop us an e-mail.](mailto:msnbc.digital.editors@nbcuni.com?subject=MSNBC Daily) Were you forwarded this email from a friend? [Subscribe to the MSNBC Daily here](. Follow MSNBC [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( [LinkedIn]( Check out the MSNBC channel on Apple News Download the NBC News Mobile App and watch MSNBC [Listen live to MSNBC on TuneIn]( [Image] [Image] [Privacy]( [Unsubscribe](listvar=sub_daily)