JUST IN…How Donald Trump broke the American mindWhat’s truly at risk of collapsing is…See more

JUST IN…How Donald Trump broke the American mindWhat’s truly at risk of collapsing is…See more

**JUST IN: How Donald Trump Broke the American Mind — And What’s Truly at Risk of Collapsing**

In the years since Donald Trump first descended the golden escalator in 2015, American politics—and perhaps the American psyche—has undergone a profound transformation. What began as an unconventional campaign soon evolved into a cultural and psychological rift that continues to divide families, communities, and institutions.

Trump’s rise didn’t create the fractures in American society, but it exposed and deepened them. The lines between truth and belief, news and opinion, have blurred to the point where facts themselves seem negotiable. Political debate has become less about policy and more about identity, emotion, and belonging.

What’s truly at risk of collapsing isn’t democracy alone—it’s the shared mental framework that democracy depends on: a collective sense of reality. When half the country sees a savior and the other half sees a threat to the republic, the nation’s cognitive unity begins to fray.

As America heads into another election cycle, the question isn’t just who will win. It’s whether the country can still agree on what’s real. The battle for power may soon pale beside the struggle to reclaim a common mind.