The 2024 Election is Over: What Americans Want from President Trump
The 2024 election is over, and President Donald Trump is back in the White House. As the nation enters his second term, it’s worth considering what Americans want from him. The demands for Trump 2.0 have never been clearer.
First and foremost, Americans want Trump to keep his promises. While many voters disagree with his policy positions, that’s what got him elected. They want him to be tough on immigration, tackle inflation, restore energy independence, and bring an end to the “forever wars.”
Americans also want a fighter – someone who cares about them first and foremost. They see a broken system that actively works against them, and in Trump, they see someone who fights for them with unwavering resolve. They want a leader who isn’t afraid to confront adversaries and pressing issues that affect their daily lives.
Beyond this, Americans want Trump to address the cultural battlefield that has upended much of American life. They want to return to a simpler time when long-held, traditional views aren’t constantly under siege and where individuals aren’t ostracized for believing things that were accepted wisdom until five minutes ago.
Fundamentally, Americans want the freedom to be themselves – to share a harmless laugh without fear of repercussions, to speak freely with coworkers or neighbors without walking on eggshells. They want comedy to be funny again, discourse to be free again, and fun to be OK again.
Most importantly, Americans want to be dreamers again. Trump has promised that we will be able to dream big once more, and that resonates profoundly. Americans long to dream, to envision greatness, and to chase it unapologetically. His promise of a new golden age in America is more than nostalgia; it’s a call to action, a belief that success should be celebrated, not shunned or downplayed.
If Trump can navigate beyond the noise and deliver on substantive promises while also addressing these existential concerns, he might just do the impossible: get more Americans to believe in the promise of America again and even give him the credit.
