Unity? Not here:
After 100 days of President Donald Trump’s administration, one of the few things Americans are united on is that they’re as divided as ever. But many hope the country can soon bridge that gap.
@rickhampson USA TODAY
After 100 days of the Trump administration, one of the few things on which Americans are united is that they are still divided.
Jonathan Pommerville of Detroit, a self-employed irrigation system installer, identifies with no party and didn’t even vote in the past election. The 39-year-old knows this much: “Seems like we keep drifting apart.”
The USA TODAY Network spent time with people around the nation and across the political spectrum to gauge their feelings on Donald Trump’s first months in office. Although they agreed on little, there’s virtual unanimity that political division has worsened since the president took office.
Logan Keeling, 19, of Hanover, Pa., works two jobs to make ends meet, but the economy is not his primary concern.
“My greatest hope would be just for people, as Americans, to just come as one,’’ said Keeling, whose first vote in a presidential election was for Trump. “There’s so much division right now.’’
As an Army veteran who served three tours in Iraq, Jennifer DiLuzio, 34, of Lakewood, Colo., knows a divided society when she sees one. Here’s how America looks to her: “It’s women against these women, these races against other races, this religion against another. … We’re going to tear ourselves apart at this rate.’’
Americans are even divided on the reasons for their divisions. Among the competing theories: See our interactive: The Trump Years: Hope, Fear, Elation and Angst in 100 days