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After Trump won the GOP nomination for POTUS, he began to receive more endorsements from paleoconservative Republicans, Libertarians, other [[Third party (United States)|third party]] American politicians, and international anti-imperialists.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZyAh_Y6neM Caleb Maupin & Lori Spencer - Is It Possible for the Populist Left & Right to Work Together?]</ref><ref>[https://the162s6.substack.com/p/on-the-libertarian-party-freedom On the Libertarian Party: Freedom or Fascism?]</ref> The [[Hungary|Hungarian]] anti-imperialist [[Viktor Orbán]] endorsed Donald Trump, alongside [[Zimbabwe|Zimbabwean]] [[Socialism|socialist]] [[Robert Mugabe]].<ref>[https://www.wsj.com/articles/hungarys-viktor-orban-expresses-support-for-donald-trumps-foreign-policy-plans-1469546261 Hungary’s Viktor Orban Expresses Support for Donald Trump’s Foreign Policy Plans]</ref><ref>[https://qz.com/745601/zimbabwes-robert-mugabe-is-rooting-for-a-trump-presidency Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe is rooting for a Trump presidency]</ref> Several members of [[United Russia]] and the [[Communist Party of China]] (CPC) likewise supported him.<ref>[https://www.newsweek.com/putin-ally-hails-trumps-washington-invite-triumph-reason-472046 Putin Ally Hails Trump's Washington Invite as 'Common Sense']</ref><ref>[https://www.politico.eu/article/why-russia-is-rejoicing-over-donald-trump-vladimir-putin-kremlin/ Why Russia is rejoicing over Trump]</ref> Trump's run against Clinton quickly escalated into a [[media war]] as the Deep State launched a [[COINTELPRO]] campaign of propaganda and defamation to slander him and the new MAGA movement as "[[White supremacism|White supremacists]]."<ref>[https://www.adl.org/resources/blog/extremist-support-donald-trump Extremist Support of Donald Trump]</ref> The Deep State and the Democratic Party even took to electoral fraud in some states, including the traditionally conservative states of [[Nevada]] and [[Colorado]].<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trumps-vote-fraud-claims-explained Trump's vote fraud claims explained]</ref> Despite everything the Deep State weaponized against Trump, he ultimately won the election on November 8, 2016 with 46.1% of the official popular vote and 304 electoral votes.<ref>[https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/federalelections2016.pdf FEDERAL ELECTIONS 2016: Election Results for the U.S. President, the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives]</ref> | After Trump won the GOP nomination for POTUS, he began to receive more endorsements from paleoconservative Republicans, Libertarians, other [[Third party (United States)|third party]] American politicians, and international anti-imperialists.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZyAh_Y6neM Caleb Maupin & Lori Spencer - Is It Possible for the Populist Left & Right to Work Together?]</ref><ref>[https://the162s6.substack.com/p/on-the-libertarian-party-freedom On the Libertarian Party: Freedom or Fascism?]</ref> The [[Hungary|Hungarian]] anti-imperialist [[Viktor Orbán]] endorsed Donald Trump, alongside [[Zimbabwe|Zimbabwean]] [[Socialism|socialist]] [[Robert Mugabe]].<ref>[https://www.wsj.com/articles/hungarys-viktor-orban-expresses-support-for-donald-trumps-foreign-policy-plans-1469546261 Hungary’s Viktor Orban Expresses Support for Donald Trump’s Foreign Policy Plans]</ref><ref>[https://qz.com/745601/zimbabwes-robert-mugabe-is-rooting-for-a-trump-presidency Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe is rooting for a Trump presidency]</ref> Several members of [[United Russia]] and the [[Communist Party of China]] (CPC) likewise supported him.<ref>[https://www.newsweek.com/putin-ally-hails-trumps-washington-invite-triumph-reason-472046 Putin Ally Hails Trump's Washington Invite as 'Common Sense']</ref><ref>[https://www.politico.eu/article/why-russia-is-rejoicing-over-donald-trump-vladimir-putin-kremlin/ Why Russia is rejoicing over Trump]</ref> Trump's run against Clinton quickly escalated into a [[media war]] as the Deep State launched a [[COINTELPRO]] campaign of propaganda and defamation to slander him and the new MAGA movement as "[[White supremacism|White supremacists]]."<ref>[https://www.adl.org/resources/blog/extremist-support-donald-trump Extremist Support of Donald Trump]</ref> The Deep State and the Democratic Party even took to electoral fraud in some states, including the traditionally conservative states of [[Nevada]] and [[Colorado]].<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trumps-vote-fraud-claims-explained Trump's vote fraud claims explained]</ref> Despite everything the Deep State weaponized against Trump, he ultimately won the election on November 8, 2016 with 46.1% of the official popular vote and 304 electoral votes.<ref>[https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/federalelections2016.pdf FEDERAL ELECTIONS 2016: Election Results for the U.S. President, the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives]</ref> | ||
=== Presidency === | |||
[[File:800px-Donald Trump delivering inauguration speech 2017-01-20.jpg|thumb|Donald Trump giving his inauguration speech in 2017.]] | |||
Donald Trump and Mike Pence were inaugurated as President and [[Vice President of the United States]] respectively on January 20, 2017. At his inauguration, Trump gave what is arguably the most famous speak of the MAGA movement, expressing his intent to "make America great again" in front of a crowd of 600,000 people (and another 30.6 million people watching via live [[television]]).<ref>[https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/01/how-will-we-know-trumps-inaugural-crowd-size/513938/ How Will We Know Trump’s Inaugural Crowd Size?]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170130101733/https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/nielsen-31-million-viewers-saw-trumps-swearing-in/2017/01/21/31c18860-e029-11e6-8902-610fe486791c_story.html Nielsen: 31 million viewers saw Trump’s swearing-in]</ref> Taking heavy inspiration from the inaugural address of [[John F. Kennedy]], his inaurgural speech was 16 minutes long with 1,443.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/12/28/trump-tells-visitors-hes-drafting-his-inaugural-speech-with-reagan-and-kennedy-in-mind/ Trump tells visitors he’s drafting his inaugural speech with Reagan and Kennedy in mind]</ref><ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/01/20/how-short-president-donald-trumps-speech/96830014/ How short was President Donald Trump's speech?]</ref> The speech utilized [[Patriotism|patriotic]] and populist rhetoric, and emphasized the need to end the "American carnage" that was turning the United States into a [[dystopia]] of "abandoned factories, economic angst, rising crime."<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRBsJNdK1t0 Trump Inauguration Speech (FULL) | ABC News]</ref> | |||
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