Populismo y Pandemia: El caso de Donald Trump

En los últimos años el populismo ha experimentado un auge en países de todo el mundo debido a la crisis, la cual han aprovechado como una oportunidad para ganar votantes que estaban descontentos y desmotivados con el sistema actual, los cuales ven el populismo como la única alternativa para ser representados por alguien que defienda sus intereses. Concretamente, en Estados Unidos, esto sucedió con la victoria de Donald Trump, algo que muchos nunca habrían imaginado. Trump consiguió la victoria gracias al votante blanco de clase media que se sentía amenazado por la globalización y la inmigración, y que no sentía sus intereses defendidos por el resto de representantes. Con la aparición de la pandemia, la capacidad de Trump como líder se ha visto cuestionada debido a la mala gestión que ha realizado y a las graves consecuencias que ha sufrido el país tras el paso del virus. Su gestión de la pandemia ha sido caracterizada por una falta de liderazgo y de estrategia para luchar contra el virus, la cual ha tenido graves consecuencias sociales y económicas para el país, pero también para él ya que le ha costado perder las últimas elecciones.

In the last years, populism has experienced a boom in countries around the world due to the crisis, which has been used as an opportunity to win voters who were dissatisfied and unmotivated with the current system, who see populism as the only alternative to be represented by someone who defends their interests. Specifically, in the United States, this happened with the victory of Donald Trump, something that many would never have imagined. Trump won his victory thanks to the white middle-class voter who felt threatened by globalization and immigration, and who did not feel that his interests were being defended by the rest of the representatives. With the emergence of the pandemic, Trump's ability as a leader has been questioned due to his mismanagement and the serious consequences that the country has suffered in the aftermath of the virus. His management of the pandemic has been characterized by a lack of leadership and strategy to fight the virus, which has had serious social and economic consequences for the country, but also for him as it has cost him losing the last elections.