Donald Trump won because the liberal elite forgot the uneducated poor

Donald Trump was handed the presidency by Barack Obama, who failed to reverse policies of inequality, writes Victoria White
Donald Trump won because the liberal elite forgot the uneducated poor
Thu, 10 Nov, 2016 - 00:00
Victoria White
Victoria White

The American Dream is over. The world woke up to that fact yesterday, and maybe that’s no bad thing.

I had been feeling miserable every time someone made a Trump joke. Mention of orange hair, or even just his name, was enough to send us all into paroxysms of nervous laughter.

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