The United States prides itself on being a multi-ethnic country and a host country to people of many races and originating from various backgrounds. However, there have been persistent socio-economic inequalities among the citizens. Thus, in his inaugural speech, President Donald Trump recognized the need to recreate a greater America where those forgotten will no longer feel marginalized. The objective of this essay is to explore how Trump’s inauguration speech reflects the end of the New Deal Coalition and the increased popularity of the Conservative Consensus over the last eighty years.
The burden of disease had in the past disproportionally affected the citizens of the United States. President Trump’s speech shows the end of the New Deal Coalition in the health sector through his remark that one of the tasks that Americans should have consensus on doing is freeing the earth of the miseries of diseases (“The inaugural address,” 2017). For instance, the European disease killed 95% of the natives and approximately 25% to 33% of the blacks (Locke & Wright, 2019). Past disease outbreaks, including smallpox, measles, typhus, plague, and bubonic, all affected other races more than the Caucasian Americans. The promise that the president’s address gives is that such health inequalities, which show that some people are forgotten, will be removed.
The other issue that needed to be thoroughly analyzed and consequently changed is the income inequality and inequitable distribution of wealth. President Trump addressed the end of this New Deal Coalition when he mentioned that for a long time, the nation’s capital had been benefiting at the expense of people who were born in the United States of America (“The inaugural address,” 2017). For example, during Southern slavery, the black people worked hard for their masters and endured beatings without securing any benefit (Locke & Wright, 2019). Notably, even after the abolition of slavery, inequitable distribution of resources continued leaving some states poor and others rich. Therefore, the end of the New Deal Coalition would ensure that all taxpayers benefit equally from the government.
In addition, Trump addressed the need for a paradigm shift in which there will be a victory for all Americans; thus, ending the New Deal Coalition. Particularly, he stated that the rulers protected themselves and made victories and triumphs while some families across the country had little if anything to celebrate (Locke & Wright, 2019). For example, despite the acclaimed belief inequality before the law, it was difficult for the post-colonial government to accept that women, black people, and native Americans had equal voting rights. Consequently, the leaders could not address the issues faced by the marginalized groups. It was important for Trump that the country recognizes that whether a person was a democrat or republican, victory will be for all citizens.
Conclusively, despite being a home for many people from different backgrounds, the country has failed to achieve equality in some spheres, thus, leaving marginalized groups. President Trump’s speech acknowledges the problem and promises a new era in which he will be committed to serving all the citizens of the state. His objective is to ensure that the forgotten people no longer feel marginalized in America, as has always been the case. Trump’s inauguration speech reflects the end of the New Deal Coalition and the rise of the Conservative Consensus.
References
Locke, J. L., & Wright, B. (2019). The American yawp: A massively collaborative open U. S. History textbook, Vol. 1: To 1877. Stanford University Press.
The inaugural address. (2017). Web.