Trump exploits such grievances expertly. He tells his followers they’ve been screwed by a system of power. They have. Many politicians neglect to acknowledge it. Sure, Trump isn’t totally honest about who does the screwing, since many of them are his fat-cat Wall Street friends. And worse he was lying when he said he’d help. Instead, he has screwed the average American even more, to enrich said friends. But he does acknowledge their pain. No one should be surprised by his popularity. He promised to steady their wobbling worlds. In exchange, they made him sovereign.
