Byron York: Michelle Obama, Donald Trump, and American greatness

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PHILADELPHIA — Democrats have attacked the theme of Donald Trump’s campaign, “make America great again,” from the moment Trump became a serious contender for president. There is no need to make America great again, they say, because it is already great. And what makes this country great, many Democrats argue, is its racial, ethnic, gender, and other diversity.

“At the core of the Democratic rejoinder to Trump is a vision of American greatness that foregrounds diversity and inclusivity,” the liberal journalist Ezra Klein wrote Tuesday.

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