WOMN 1600 - Trumpism

trumpism

political movement and ideologies associated with donald trump and his supporters

associated with right wing, religious fundamentalism, global capitalism, and authoritarian state

background of donald trump

current president of america

previously known for hosting the reality show The Apprentice

renovated notable buildings and businesses

oversaw beauty pageants

despite the belief that he is a successful businessman, trump inherited a low of his wealth, filed for bankruptcy six times, has committed fraud

has 34 felony convictions for falsifying his business records

“make america great again”

slogan was used throughout his campaigns

was previously used by ronald reagan

has been a signifier of support

interpreted the slogan as having racist connotations

campaign of hate

had multiple instances of bigotry, misinfo, problematic affiliations and harmful representations

trump mocked a reporter with a disability

referred to a ssenator as pochahontas

questioned the legitamcy of previous president obama

misinformation

relies on illusionary truth effect

13435 false or misleading claims in nearly 4 years by trump

biggest one was that the election was stolen from him in 2020

claims to have ended 8 wars with 0 evidence

claimed that children were immune to cocid

claims that tylenol causes autism

misogyny of trump

at least 28 women have accused trump of various sexual misconduct

e. jean carroll accused trump of raping her

his former wife accused him of physically and sexually assaulting her

labels women using discriminatory words

overturned roe v wade

totalitarianism

form of government that asserts complete control over the state

has been compared to hitler

threats to make canada the 51st state

terrorism

on january 6 2021, roughly 2000-2500 trump supporters invaded the capitol in protest of joe bidens win

was called to action by trump, saying that the election was stolen

neo fascists groups were in attendance (proud boys)

led to trump being impeached

religious fundamentlism

trump relied on evangelical christian voters during his elections

oppenly supported displaying the ten commandments in classrooms

new guidelines about prayer in public schools

supports dont say gay bill

said that the kennedy center was harming the countries youth by hosting drag showse

economy

tarrif wars with canada, mexico, and china have led to a negative perception of the us, resulted in a decrease in tourism

despite promises to fix the economy, the national debt of the us increased by 50% by the end of his first term

immigration

looks down on all immigrants

say they are all cirminals

feeding into extremely racist rhetorics and stereotypes to poc