So if the intent of his comments was to dog whistle to white supremacists (a voting bloc that is never going to support him, but that’s another issue) that he secretly agrees with the verdict, why did he say “we have to abide by the verdict” and that the verdict left him feeling angry and concerned? Wouldn’t those direct statements of disapproval of the verdict cancel out the dog whistle?
Isn’t the far more likely scenario that he’s saying that he doesn’t personally like or agree with verdict, but this is our justice system, that he supports, so we have to abide by the verdict, whether we like it or not?