The NY Times has a hard time understanding words and context. So instead, they twist things and come to ridiculous conclusions. Did they ever study reading comprehension in school?
What is driving this continuous assault on those of us who want to put America First is a profound hatred. The mind of normal people rebels at the hatred of one's homeland, one's kith & kin, history & culture. But you cannot explain what is going on, and not see that motivation, at least as a major contributing factor in the unending assault.