I would submit that we should judge politicians by what they actually achieve, by what they do, not what they say, and Trump achieved narrowing the gap between the rich and poor: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-fed-families/u-s-income-inequality-narrowed-slightly-over-last-three-years-fed-idUSKBN26J2LZ and the U.S. states with the most balanced, fair, equitable Gini coefficients are dominated by Republican governments, while the U.S. states with the widest gaps between rich and poor are dominated by Democratic Party governments. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_income_inequality — Your academic stuff is irrelevant in the face of facts and tangible results.