Trumpism is a direct result of propaganda from the right.  Fox, Breitbart, Rush Windbag, Alex Jones are entertainers who make millions off the ill-informed.  We have 33% of the population who invest at least 6 hrs per day in front of their TV's.  The folks who own this media know how to sell advertising.  Let's face it, Fox's personalities are a lot more entertaining than Wolf Blitzer.  It's not about facts or reality, it's about alternate truths and escaping reality, via TV. Tech innovation and automation took their jobs, being a victim is easier than job retraining. Strip mining uses less people than underground, coal jobs are not coming back to WV or KY, neither is Ike's or Reagan's GOP. Propaganda has de-legitimized the media, the law, the process of governance and alternate views of governance, ie: Democrats are always referred to as "tax and spend liberals".  Trump, as a consummate conman, has simply recognized a way of taking advantage of the Rubes.