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In his inaugural speech as the new US president, Joe Biden described ‘white supremacy’ as a security threat. Ever since the 9/11 episode in 2001, the inaugural speeches of the three presidents who preceded Biden, pointed out Islamic extremism as the leading threat. Biden too spoke of religious extremism, but his emphasis was more on the spectre of white supremacy haunting American society.
Till Donald Trump ascended as president in 2016, the American political and security establishments largely understood the idea and manifestations of white supremacy as an eccentric nuisance. This, despite the fact that incidents of racially motivated violence against non-white communities had witnessed a spike during the two-term presidency of the country’s first black president, Barack Obama (2008-2016).