, Columnist
America’s Age of Anger Is Just Getting Started
Donald Trump’s politics of resentment has acquired a long lease of life in U.S. politics and society.
Trump was always the symptom of a larger breakdown.
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A nightmare began with Donald Trump’s victory in November 2016. It has just been extended indefinitely with his narrow loss and wild allegations of electoral fraud.
In his 2016 campaign, Trump prospered by challenging the legitimacy of America’s political and economic system, arguing that it was rigged to benefit a few elites. Over the next four years, he demonstrated, in diverse and ingenious ways, his profound unfitness for high office.