Trump rings in Gilded Age & McKinley era, tapping into 'Manifest Destiny view of American expansion'

Newly sworn-in President Donald Trump vowed that the United States would retake the Panama Canal during his inauguration speech in which he invoked the 19th-century expansionist doctrine of “manifest destiny” and outlined plans for exploration space, including “American astronauts”. plant the stars and stripes on the planet Mars. » For an in-depth analysis and deeper perspective on Trump’s golden age and the McKinley-esque vision of America, FRANCE 24’s Genie Godula welcomes Dr. Donald P Green, award-winning author, researcher and Burgess Professor of political science at Columbia University.