Donald Trump has been elected as the 45th President of the United States. A year ago, people would believe that these words could have only been said by a delusional individual. Neither the political status quo, nor the Wall Street-based establishment could have imagined any such an event. While the Democratic National Committee, the Media, and even State Governments were conspiring to suspend Bernie Sanders’ anti-establishment revolution, Trump set his eyes on the Presidency.
What is one to make of these results? Indeed, Trump’s political campaign has been literally filled with behaviour non-typical of establishment politicians — rashness, rudeness, discrimination, and has led to hate, division, and discrimination in a country where it already flourishes. Whereas the media has paid an unprecedented level of attention to these unpolished moments on the campaign trail—in an effort to obtain higher ratings—there is a symbolic and philosophical meaning to Trump’s victory.
That is, Trump, being an outsider, defied traditional politics, outright rebelled against his own party, and won an election that was, in the eyes of the establishment, a ‘given win’ for Hillary Clinton. Trump’s economic, trade, foreign, and immigration policies defy the traditional boundaries of political practice, and economy-wise frighten major wall street bankers who are more than happy with the political status quo.
The question is, how will the establishment get around this…