Trump’s Return

‘I’m Suffering’: What the 2024 Election Taught Me About America

Trump’s comeback reveals dark truths about the country.

Photo Illustration: Trevor Davis for Bloomberg Businessweek; Photo: Reuters

I’m guessing that a lot of political pundits who thought Kamala Harris was going to win were tempted to start their first postelection article by echoing Gerald Ford’s 1974 inauguration speech after Richard Nixon resigned: “Our long national nightmare is over …”

Except now it isn’t. It’s just begun.