“Sadly, the American Dream is dead.” - Donald Trump (2016). Who killed the American Dream? Not Donald Trump. Americans did. What happens to a nation when you declare the death of its most shared belief? Our team set out to explore our fears of a dying American Dream only weeks after the 2016 election. So what is the American Dream and why is it so important? At its most elementary definition, the concept originated by Benjamin Franklin and made famous by historian James Trusl