NY Times reporter: This is Trump’s America

New York Times reporter Peter Baker had some words of caution as former President Donald Trump is projected to serve a second term in the White House.
The Associated Press called the race for Trump early on Wednesday after he swept the swing states of Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Baker said Wednesday on MSNBC“s ”Morning Joe” that Americans are now in for a long era of the former president.
“I think what we’ve learned is that Trump is not the aberration anymore. In fact, this is Trump’s America, right? I think for a long time, a lot of Americans — a lot of liberals and Republicans who didn’t like Trump — told themselves he was a historical anomaly,“ he said.
“He didn’t really win in 2016, people weren’t with him. He didn’t win 2020, no matter what he says and that he will eventually be purged. Well, that’s not the case. We’re going to have a 12-year era at least of Trump, and that’s a pretty significant era,” he added.
Trump’s win marked a historical moment for him and his campaign as he clinched the necessary votes to win the Electoral College. Voters were not turned off from his four impeachments, his conviction on felony charges or the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection on the Capitol.
The victory validates his bare-knuckle approach to politics. He attacked his Democratic rival, Kamala Harris, in deeply personal — often misogynistic and racist — terms as he pushed an apocalyptic picture of a country overrun by violent migrants.
The coarse rhetoric, paired with an image of hypermasculinity, resonated with angry voters — particularly men — in a deeply polarized nation. As president, he’s vowed to pursue an agenda centered on dramatically reshaping the federal government and retribution against his perceived enemies.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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