President Trump’s instinct for exploiting America’s deep cultural divisions could help Republicans nullify the Democratic resistance in the midterm elections, saving the party’s vulnerable congressional majorities.

Trump on Tuesday accused House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., of being in league with a violent Hispanic street gang and used a disagreement with the Super Bowl champions the Philadelphia Eagles to question the patriotism of the mostly African-American professional football players who last season knelt during the National Anthem to protest racial injustice.