Time and time again Donald Trump has appealed to the Republican working class by claiming he is a “working-class hero”. He claims to be just as hard-working and dedicated as the working class. He uses this to act as the so-called voice of the people who spend their living working every day to make ends meet for themselves and their family. People say Trump’s “got balls” because he brags he’ll “bring the jobs back” without any clear course of action. Recently, this all has began to change.
Many people, whether they be everyday working people or even prestigious political leaders, have began to debunk the grounds of Donald Trump and his claim to fame within the working class. In President Obama’s first solo public appearance in support of Hilary Clinton, he was shocked to hear Trump’s increasing support from the working class. He goes on to question “This is the guy you want to be championing working people? This guy who spent 70 years on this Earth showing no concern for working people? This guy’s suddenly going to be your champion?”. He puts Trump’s entire career into perspective when it comes to the way he has treated the working people of America.
In the blue-collar city of Youngstown, Ohio, Trump supporters are rare. The NY Times featured this town to get its perspective on how the working class people of Youngstown view Trump’s “hero” identification“Does Mr. Trump, a Manhattan billionaire, really deserve to be the voice of the beleaguered American working class?“. Trump is famous from his status and that is not a status that is familiar to the people of Youngstown and working-class people in general.
Donald Trump believes he is the ideal example of the “American Dream” with the ideals of hard work, determination, and responsibility which made him into the successful businessman he is today. Hilary debunked this myth in the third debate when she called out Donald Trump to having had the upper hand being born into such a wealthy family. What will probably happen in this election will be the gradual realization of how different Trump has become successful to the everyday struggle working class people wake up and face. Voters will soon realize that Trump is no hero but more of a “damsel in distress” when it comes to climbing the economic ladder straight from the bottom.