Good morning. I'm James Holman from the Washington Post and this is the Daily

2002 for Thursday, October 1st. In today's news, this recession is the most unequal in modern US history.

As Kim Jong-un wooed President Trump with love letters,

he secretly stepped up his nuclear capabilities.

And a top Trump official is concealing a polar bear study

that could affect oil drilling contracts in Alaska.

But first, the big idea. The president's incendiary remarks on white

supremacy and his baseless claims of electoral fraud during the debate.

Had Republican officials privately expressing alarm about the fallout with key voters,

even as Trump himself felt like he successfully electrified his core supporters.

But few Republican politicians voiced their outrage in the wake of Trump's norm-shattering spectacle,

including his statement that the extremist proud boys,

a male-only far-right group known for street violence,

should quote,

stand back and stand by.

Responses ranged from silence to muted criticism,

reflecting how the GOP remains convinced that an alliance with Trump and his voters

is crucial for survival with just over a month until election day.

Asked Wednesday about white supremacy

as he left the White House for a rally in Minnesota,

Trump told reporters that he has, quote,

always denounced any form of any of that. He said he didn't know who the proud boys were,

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