Make America Great Again

Published: Dec. 12, 2017, 3:23 p.m.

For many within the US the word America means one thing - the United States of America. But President Trump\u2019s use of it as a campaign tool sparked anger to the south of the US border. For those from Mexico to Chile \u201cAmerica\u201d is the continent and they too are Americans. Katy Watson explores why the US became America and what it tells us about relations with the rest of the continent in the Trump era.