Make America Great Again: Donald J. Trump

“Make America Great Again” is a phrase that will forever live in infamy. Those four simple words will always be associated with the darkest stain ever seen on both American history, and the Office of the President. Donald J. Trump was elected as President of the United States on November 8th, 2017, and on that day morals and truth became irrelevant. Though Trump’s assault on both the media, and the truth, existed long before this day, the very idea that so many Americans had bought his Brooklyn Bridge was almost too ridiculous to believe. The only relief provided from this crushing reality was his staggering popular vote loss; over 3 million voters more voters chose Hillary Clinton as their President instead of Trump. But even after Trump
As stated before, Clinton received more than 3 million more total votes than Donald Trump did. His faux victory was achieved due to victories in key electoral states, specifically Pennsylvania, Florida, Michigan, and Wisconsin. (1) Trump won these electoral votes because he was able to win large support among white, blue collar workers. This population of America, often referred to as the “Silent Majority”, liked Trump’s rhetoric and policy promises. Trump’s personality and actions are reflective of these people; many of them are abrasive and dislike the political correctness that comes with public office. The “humor” and personality that Trump brought to the political stage was so entertaining for them that they followed his political reality show like a cult, and voted in droves. When Trump claimed, at a rally in Iowa, that he, “…could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue, and shoot somebody, and I wouldn’t lose voters,” he wasn’t overstating his base’s loyalty.
It has plagued his entire administration, and shows no signs of stopping. Trump has repeatedly claimed that he is not under investigation for potential collusion with Russia, even though the FBI had established a probe into these claims and Robert Mueller is leading an investigation into them as well. (4) This type of falsehood is extremely dangerous to the public’s perception of fundamental governmental investigative institutions. Trump also falsely claimed that his former opponent, Hillary Clinton, colluded with the Russian government against him. (4) To this day he continues to lead chants of “lock her up” at his rallies, a lie that is intended to deflect attention away from his own campaign’s potential crimes. His base is convinced that Hillary Clinton committed high treason, and the idea that a President would imprison their former political opponent is unprecedented in American