Trump's Effort to Hijack the Meaning of America Is Failing: Kristol

Trump's great American 'hijack' is flaming out

Two-hundred and fifty years after the founders signed the Declaration of Independence, President Donald Trump is attempting to “vulgarize” the meaning of America, turning it into a celebration that is very much unlike the America those same signatories intended, argues Bill Kristol at The Bulwark.Fortunately, Kristol says, Trump’s “attempt to usurp America’s moment—and meaning—is failing.”“It’s not just that Trump’s policies fly in the face of t…

Trump's Effort to Hijack the Meaning of America is Failing: Kristol

250 years after the founders signed the Declaration of Independence, President Donald Trump is attempting to “vulgarize” the meaning of America, turning it into a celebration that is very much unlike the America those same signatories intended, argues Bill Kristol at The Bulwark. Fortunately, Kristol says, Trump’s “attempt to usurp America’s moment—and meaning—is failing.” “It’s not just that Trump’s policies fly in the face of the principles of…