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THE STATE OF THE NATION (POST-TRUMP EDITION)
It has almost been a year since Donald Trump left office, and yet his influence can still be felt on the political landscape. Where does the nation stand now and where will it go from here? WORDS BY AARON KHAN-GUMM | ART BY MADISSEN KERMAN
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leven months ago, Donald Trump attempted to remain in office as President of the United States despite losing his bid for re-election to Joe Biden. Trump continues to claim the election was fraudulent, refused to concede, and even urged his supporters 18 | FALL 2021
to “fight like hell” before insurrectionists stormed the Capitol. Despite all of these efforts, Trump remains out of office. Trump’s exit from the White House, along with his presidency as a whole, can be summed up in two words: controversial and unprecedented.
Trump was a non-traditional president from the very beginning. Every U.S. president has come into office with prior government or military experience; every president except Trump. Previous presidents expressed most of their thoughts through speeches, whereas Trump was an avid Twitter user, using the
