With Trumps win, ordinary Americans declared independence from the elites

“You are not ordinary!”That’s what Donald Trump told a voter who described himself as an “ordinary American” while the former president served fries at a McDonald’s in Bucks County, Pa.Two weeks later, President-elect Trump has achieved a historic victory, marking the first time since Grover Cleveland’s win in 1892 that a president has served two non-consecutive terms.This was not an ordinary election.Trump overcame four clown-court criminal indictments, two Democratic presidential candidates and one bullet to the ear.And yet, the election wasn’t primarily about Trump, who has been a known entity in our politics since 2015.Nor was it about Kamala Harris or Joe Biden, whose interchangeability made it even more apparent that both were empty suits for the uniparty machine.No, this extraordinary election came down to something much more fundamental: It was about Americans rising up and declaring independence from the centralized power of Washington, DC.The era of elite manipulation is now over.Our elites told us that crime was down, inflation wasn’t a major issue, opioid deaths were declining, and immigration was under control.This victory means the American people — many of whom feel unsafe on the street, are struggling to afford basic goods and are mourning loved ones who have overdosed on fentanyl or been harmed by illegal aliens — don’t believe them.Our elites told us that America was founded on slavery and is still systemically racist.This victory means the American people don’t believe them.Our elites told us that men could become women and that women could become men.

This victory means the American people don’t believe them.Above all, our elites told us that we were “garbage.” They told us we were disposable, deplorable, bitter people desperately clinging to our guns and religion.This victory means that the American people absolutely do not believe them.What does the movement that re-elected Donald Trump believe?First, we believ...