Now that Joe Biden is set to become the 46th president of the United States, politics writer Clare Malone and deputy editor Chadwick Matlin reflect on what the Trump era laid bare about American life and American exceptionalism.
Chadwick Matlin was a deputy managing editor at FiveThirtyEight. @ChadwickMatlin
Clare Malone is a former senior political writer for FiveThirtyEight. @ClareMalone
Tony Chow is a video producer for FiveThirtyEight. @tonyhkchow