Most presidential candidates stick to positives and platitudes when talking about the United States and their place within it. Not so with Donald J. Trump this election cycle.
A map of the United States showing the quote, “We are like a trash can to the rest of the world.”
He is quick to disparage American cities with large immigrant populations. He does it both individually and collectively, sometimes with harsh words.
The same map now displays the quote, “The city is rotting, a veritable cesspool of blood.”
This includes liberal strongholds like Chicago, Washington DC, and Atlanta.
Geographically located in D.C., the quote reads, “A rat-infested, graffiti-infested shithole.” The citation, located in Atlanta, reads “Killing Fields.” Located in Chicago, the citation reads, “Worse than Afghanistan.”
…Same goes for San Francisco and Portland.
Located in San Francisco, the citation says “destroyed.” The citation in Portland’s location reads, “Part of the city burned down.”
Since announcing his candidacy, he has spoken harshly and negatively about many American cities. He included several California cities on his list of “war zones and ganglands.”
The map shows four California cities that Trump has called “war zones.” The cities are San Francisco, San Jose, Oakland, and Los Angeles.
Cities in the Northeast, Midwest and South are also targets of his disdain.
The map then zooms back to the eastern part of the country and highlights the quote for New Orleans (a “war zone”). Atlanta (“The Killing Fields”). Washington DC (“Hellhole”). New York (“Filthy”). Detroit (“declined”). Baltimore (“Dangerous”). Chicago (“War Zone”). and Minneapolis (“like a pit of fire”).
These comments stand in sharp contrast to Trump’s tendency to talk about areas that support him, especially the red states that make up his base. Sometimes he lumps them together. In one instance, he referred collectively to “places like Indiana, Iowa, and Idaho.”
The same map includes a quote for Idaho, Iowa, and Indiana: “So good and well-run that it says things you don’t hear much about.”
He also vividly praises Montana and Alaska.
Montana’s geolocation describes it as “the land of cowboys and oxen…one of the most beautiful places in all of God’s creation.” The citation that pinpoints Alaska’s geographic location reads, “An incredible place and a beautiful state.”
Below is a sample of places he called “beautiful,” “amazing,” “good,” or said he loved.
The map labels 30 places across the country that Trump has called “beautiful,” “incredible,” “amazing,” or said he loves.
Perhaps most unusual is Mr. Trump’s penchant for combining these two points to point out places that were once beautiful but now feel degraded. If his campaign is based on a vow to make America great again, he thinks there’s a lot of work to be done, both in small cities like Aurora, Colorado, and Springfield, Ohio. It seems like there is…
Near Aurora and Springfield are the following words: And they’re in a tough situation, a big problem. ” A quote on the Montana geolocation reads, “Land of cowboys and oxen…one of the most beautiful places in all of God’s creation.”
…And then there are the big ones like Detroit and New York City.
Geographically located in Detroit, the citation reads, “Once a great city.” The citation in New York City’s location reads, “A city in decline.”
This rhetorical move energizes Mr. Trump’s approach to the entire country he hopes to lead again. He claims to be the only savior of the nation…
Above the map of the United States, it says, “Our once great country will soon be greater than ever.”
…and the alternatives seem dire.
Above a map of the United States, it says, “Your country is turning into a third world hellhole ruled by censors, perverts, criminals, and thugs.”
