Smerconish: Trump Has Changed America by Revealing How Truly American He Is

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SMERCONISH: “Today's poll question at smerconish.com asks just that, has Donald Trump changed America or has he revealed it? And, you know, that essay reminded me of something that Michael Wolff reported about Donald Trump in his book 'Fire and Fury.' Wolff tells a story about Trump at a time when he was riding high in Atlantic City. He's aboard a private flight with friends, and Trump proposes a detour to Atlantic City, causing one other passenger to voice an objection who says, 'That place is for white trash.' And an unnamed foreign model, according to Michael Wolff, then says, 'What is white trash?' And Trump replies, 'They're people just like me, only they're poor.' So true that the billionaire became the champion of a working class whose fathers were largely union members and voted for Democrats. The image of Donald Trump from this campaign that almost remember, it's not the 'Fight, fight, fight' photo after he was shot. No, it's this, taken on a Saturday last May at a rally in Wildwood, New Jersey. Trump was never going to win New Jersey, but he nevertheless attracted 100,000 people, according to ABC7. And understand this, the Jersey Shore is where we Pennsylvanians go to spend our summers or to spend our one summer week of vacation. And the towns they attract, distinctly different demographics. Wildwood has always been a bastion for the white working class. In his speech that day, in what he would call his weave, Trump told a story about Frank Sinatra never eating before a performance. And then he told the crowd that he, however, had just devoured an enormous hot dog. The crowd roared. As the campaign progressed, the more these folks were told that they shouldn't, couldn't vote for Donald Trump, the more they hunkered down.”