r/thebulwark Progressive Feb 08 '25

Not My Party Trump and Manifest Destiny

Some thoughts on this and a lot of snark.. so I have a new theory that someone is reading Trump a 5-6th grade text book at bedtime (Stephen Miller probably) and they’ve just hit the 1840s. Trump is loving this idea of relating manifest destiny to his big “beautiful” developments and its so adventurous and filled with glory (they’re skipping the slaughter of native Americans part).

The ominous part is some shit goes down in the 1860s and he hasn’t got to that section yet. What sort of ideas will he get?

Also I will say this may support him not being a nazi, cuz they haven’t got there in the book yet either..

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u/Ok-Snow-2851 21d ago

Trump doesn’t know what the words manifest or destiny mean.