As the sun rose on January 20, 2017, the world was ushered into a new era. An eccentric tribune now held the reins of the most potent Western nation. Through the endorsement of an anti-establishment candidacy, the nation of Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson seemed to be reclaiming the virtues of American exceptionalism. The election of Donald Trump, akin to a “Black Swan” visiting the White House, inscribed a new chapter in the annals of American democracy, bringing the famous expression “We the People” back into the limelight and filling the hearts of Americans with pride.