Each time Trump hints at taking over a territory, he taps into an American myth synonymous with violence and self-righteous entitlement: Manifest Destiny. Early in the nineteenth century ...

The term manifest destiny was coined by journalist John O ... according to the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

What does "manifest destiny" mean when applied to the stars? During his inauguration speech, President Donald Trump invoked the controversial doctrine, originally used to justify American ...

according to the Smithsonian American Art Museum. "Manifest Destiny was meant as this notion that America was destined to control all of this territory... we have to have all of this land because ...