Donald Trump's upset triumph over former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the presidential election demonstrated a powerful message from the silent majority in the United States that they want America to change. Despite his lack of experience in public office and controversial remarks against women, Muslims and illegal immigrants, Trump was still a better choice to bring about needed change than Clinton for many "forgotten" Americans, who felt that they had been sidelined and their fate had been determined by political elites in Washington.
The sense of anger and frustration about the political establishment and the way in which business was conducted in Washington was shared by a wider group of people than Trump's main supporters of white, male, blue-collar workers, whose job security has been threatened by illegal immigrants and big business that have moved their manufacturing bases abroad. They find Trump to be less beholden to political elites, not afraid of speaking his mind, free from the constraints of political correctness, and a successful businessman who can do something positive to make America great again.
According to some polls, while only one-third of Americans said that Trump had the right personality and temperament to lead the world's most powerful country, some 85 percent of voters said the most important attribute in deciding which candidate to support was whether he or she could bring needed change.