As a long-time retiree, I suppose I’m what you would call the “establishment.” A baby boomer–neither staunchly conservative nor radically liberal–I lean toward moderation and institutional stability. So imagine my surprise when I realized that President Trump (79) had become the face of the anti-establishment revolution.
As the chief executive of the federal government, Trump wasted no time in turning the institution on its head: mass layoffs, sweeping funding cuts, and a governing style that seemed more disruptive than reforming. Yet his latest fiscal masterpiece manages to add $2.4 trillion to the national debt over the next decade.
On the international front, the news is no less jarring. The dismantling of the USAID (United States Agency for International Development), the tariff wars, and the withdrawal of US participations and funding from the United Nations have shaken the global establishments like the WTO and the UN to their core.
So, when Trump says, “Make America Great Again,” perhaps he should drop the “again.” The billionaire has cleverly re-branded himself as the anti-establishment hero. The plot twist gets thicken by the day.
How many candidates for the mid-term will ride the anti-establishment wave?
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