What Americans Want
Opinion by Ben Everidge for Thomas
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What neither trump nor biden delivered …
You can feel it in diners and boardrooms, on school boards and in church pews, from Miami to Milwaukee to Modesto. You know the forefathers and mothers of this great land would be thinking about it, too. The nation isn’t just divided. It’s exhausted. And not just by each other, but by the failure of our last two presidents to meet the real needs of the American people.
Donald Trump and Joe Biden have become the twin anchors dragging the national boat in opposite directions, each promising greatness or restoration, each delivering only partial victories wrapped in polarization. Their terms in office have been more about who they opposed than what they solved.
And here's the truth: Many in Washington still can’t say out loud: Neither of them gave the American people what they truly wanted.
So, what does the country want?
