, Columnist
Why Trump’s Supporters Think He Tells It Like It Is
Psychologists and anthropologists have spent years observing the president-elect and being baffled by voters who see him as essentially honest.
Here we go again.
Photographer: Jim Watson/AFP/Getty ImagesOn the eve of Election Day, anthropology professor Alexander Hinton talked to me from a Trump rally, where he was already convinced the Republican candidate would win. He’d been observing the MAGA movement in a professional capacity, attending more Trump rallies than he can count, and he says Donald Trump’s supporters display an unusual fervor for their candidate. “He knows how to choreograph a show.”
Hinton’s prediction was based on Trump’s abilities as an entertainer and the way he’s inspired faith that he can lower the price of a cup of coffee and fatten Americans’ pocketbooks.