The Trump Revolution

The election of Donald Trump as America’s 45th president has turned politics on its head and caused a revolution, which has reverberated throughout America. Webster’s dictionary defines a revolution as 1. A fundamental change in political organization, or in a government or constitution; the overthrow or renunciation of one government, and the substitution of another, by the governed or 2. A total or radical change. Either way you slice it, the America is currently undergoing a revolution and Donald Trump is leading the charge.

For some Americans, Trump was the solution to the problems with the retail politician and the lethargic bureaucracy in DC. For others, Trump was a menace who was disrupting the political status quo and must be stopped. Similarily, the American Revolution was born out of tensions between the colonial government and Great Britain’s 13 colonies.

While the battle at Lexington and Concord in April 1775 marked the beginning of a fight for independence; June 2015 marked the beginning of the Trump Revolution and a populists fight to overhaul the American political system. By December 2015, Trump’s favorability was at an all time high, and voters were boarding the Trump Train in droves.

Not every American was on board with the Trump train, from Hillary Supporters to the #NeverTrump crowd, there has been a good amount of backlash and resistance when it came to Trump’s candidacy. As with the American Revolution, there were patriots who rebelled against the Crown and there were loyalists who supported the Crown. Even now, almost one month after the election, some Americans have found themselves in denial and refuse to accept Trump as America’s next president.

The idea of Americans being governed by a businessman with zero political background or basic understanding of how the government works is equally as radical as the ideas of our founding fathers wanting America to be a sovereign nation independent of monarchy rule.

During the American Revolution, 25 battles were fought throughout America’s quest for independence. While it does not seem as though America will be entering into a war on our soil, the emergence of protests as a result of Trump’s presidential victory was prevalent in the days and weeks post Election Day.

At this time it is impossible to calculate the long-term effects Trump’s presidency will have on America. However, if Trump’s campaign is any indicator, he has the possibility to bring about a shift in politics as usual for both parties as well as how the country is run. While the American Revolution was fought during a time before the drafting of the Constitution, the Trump Revolution will have to play by the rules set forth by the founding fathers.

For those anti-Trump folks who have taken to social media in a Paul Revere like fashion trying to warn their friends about how Trump’s presidency will be America’s downfall, it may be time to crack open a history book. After all, this great nation has survived far worse than a reality TV star winning the White House and promising to drain the swamp.