Overview

• Meyerhoff spent a year in Wyoming as a teenager, drawn by dreams of playing basketball and indulging in American fast food.
• He says lengthy entry procedures at John F. Kennedy Airport have left him feeling unwelcome as a European visitor.
• He acknowledges a deep bond with American culture through his use of an iPhone, his choice of jeans and his consumption of American comedy and literature.
• He believes that Trump’s rise embodies values held by many Americans rather than being a singular phenomenon.
• His shifting view of the United States highlights the tension between nostalgic memories of his youth and today’s political landscape.