TIL that in the 1860s one meaning of "Trump" was "A good fellow; an excellent person".

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An American dictionary of the English language : Webster, Noah, 1758-1843 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

https://archive.org/details/americandictiona00websuoft/page/1418/mode/2up

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An American dictionary of the English language : Webster, Noah, 1758-1843 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Maybe the "great" America that Donald wants to take us back to is the 1860s?