Many continue to miss the real story about Donald Trump's response to the mayhem in Charlottesville, Virginia. They don’t understand the actual significance of it. The white nationalists are just a tool that’s useful for attaining his ultimate goal. Trump is dangerous because he believes he can remake this country into his infantile interpretation of America, one where only European culture matters.

It is essential for Americans to understand that Trump is weaving an intricate path toward his goal. It’s a path that combines truth, lies, distortions, and economic realities—and it could work.

There are some who believe that Trump’s election is the result of the white working class’ economic angst. Others believe that he just allows those with strong racist inclinations to come out of the shadows. Still others think it was a ‘f*ck you’ to the entire political establishment. That debate, however, should be over. Why? Because everyone was right. It is all of the above.

The problem is that while the sum of those aforementioned groups does not make up the majority of the country yet, it likely still makes up an electoral majority. But it feels like we are at a tipping point. Trump said something in his press conference that those educated in history can discount, but the vast majority of Americans don’t fit that bill. The following statement he made is more sinister and manipulative than many are willing to accept.

"George Washington was a slave owner. Was George Washington a slave owner?" Trump said. "Will George Washington now lose his status? Are we going to take down statues to George Washington? How about Thomas Jefferson. What do you think about Thomas Jefferson? Do you like him? Are we going to take down the statue? Because he was a major slave owner. So you know what? It's fine. You are changing history. You are changing culture."

That was a message that wasn’t solely for white nationalists or white supremacists to hear: it was meant to plant a seed in the minds of all white people. He is telling them that they are coming for the Confederate heroes now, and that the founders of our nation who had severe immoral flaws as well will be next. He wants to hit the core of what many believe is the essence of being a white American.

But Trump also intended to plant a seed in the psyche of those oppressed by the founders and subsequent leaders of our country.