<p>Donald Trump won. But why? Were Americans really just mad about their grocery bill? Columnists Ruth Marcus, Dana Milbank and James Hohmann grapple with this election result as an “X-ray into our national soul.”</p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">Read more from Washington Post columnists:</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">“</span><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/11/06/coping-loss-trump/?utm_source=podcasts&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=impromptu" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">No, the way to cope with a Trump win isn’t moving to Canada</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">”</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">“</span><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/11/06/trump-win-dc-rebuilding-solutions/?utm_source=podcasts&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=impromptu" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">A big win for the Blow It Up Party, but what then?</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">”</span></p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe to The Washington Post<a href="https://subscribe.washingtonpost.com/acquisition/?s_l=OFFSITE_PODCAST&p=s_v&s_dt=yearly&utm[%E2%80%A6]e-podcast&utm_medium=acq-nat&utm_campaign=podcast-subs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> </a><a href="https://subscribe.washingtonpost.com/acquisition/?s_l=OFFSITE_PODCAST&p=s_v&s_dt=yearly&utm[%E2%80%A6]e-podcast&utm_medium=acq-nat&utm_campaign=podcast-subs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
