‘Drug-infested den’ and ‘true American patriots’: Donald Trump’s map of America

August 4, 2017

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Reporting and writing by Amber Phillips, Illustrations by Shelly Tan

Aug. 4, 2017 The Washington Post.

When President Trump looks at America, he sees two very different worlds: He’s visited inner cites he declared to be “worse than almost any of the places in the Middle East,” he slammed New Hampshire as a “drug-infested den.” And he’s championed “beautiful” cities full of “massive crowds” and “true American patriots,” often in states that voted for him. Oh yeah, and he really hates regions where a personality or politician crossed him. Always, though, Trump uses some very vivid imagery to paint his black-and-white vision of America. Here it is.

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Kentucky

Abraham Lincoln was a “great president. Most people don’t even know he was a Republican.”

Maine

“What it does do is it gets you out to see states that you’ll never see otherwise. It’s very interesting. Like Maine. I went to Maine four times.” Trump, referring to the fact that Maine splits its electoral vote (one of only two states to do that) said, “I went to Maine 2 for one, because everybody was saying you can get to 269 but there is no path to 270.”

Massachusetts

“They have a hell of a team,” Trump has said of the Patriots, of which he’s a big fan. (He and Patriots owner Bob Kraft are close.)

Ohio

“Tonight I’m back in the center of the American heartland, far away from the Washington swamp to spend time with thousands of true American patriots.”

Tennessee

“I know you people aren’t skeptical people, ‘cause nobody would be that way in Tennessee. Nope, nobody. Not Tennessee.”

West Virginia

“The folks in West Virginia who were so nice to me.”

Wisconsin

Trump repeatedly refers to the fact that a Republican presidential candidate hadn’t won Wisconsin since the 1980s. He also references its large crowds. “We had tremendous crowds. And I’d leave these massive crowds, I’d say, ‘Why are we going to lose this state?’ ”

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California

“Arnold Schwarzenegger isn’t voluntarily leaving the Apprentice, he was fired by his bad (pathetic) ratings, not by me. Sad end to great show”

SAN JOSE

“The Mayor of San Jose did a terrible job of ordering the protection of innocent people. The thugs were lucky supporters remained peaceful!”

D.C.

“We don’t need advice from the Washington swamp. We need to drain the swamp.”

Hawaii

Hours after a Hawaii judge blocked a revised version of his travel ban, Trump called it “an unprecedented judicial overreach.”

Illinois

CHICAGO

“More than two homicide victims per day. What the hell is going on in Chicago? Better tell that mayor to get tough.”

Maryland

BALTIMORE

“I see where Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake of Baltimore is pushing Crooked [Hillary] hard. Look at the job she has done in Baltimore. She is a joke!”