The notion that we Americans need to get back to a place where we are able to articulate and understand the things and values that set us apart from non-Americans did not start during this Presidential campaign, and it's stunted for you to imply that.  Our series of values, what we hold to be the pursuit of truth, our Judeo-Christian paradigm and founding, and so on:  these things are the best of the world and can be made even better, if we start by first identifying those differences.
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For example, unlike what America's founders and those who support freedom espouse; Cultural Marxists, Leftists, and those who espouse evil doctrine like intersectionality and the glory of the State are clearly in direct opposition to the things listed above. They deny truth in favor of identity politics, they make values subordinate to feelings, and only care about what they are owed (European value system) instead of framing things in terms of freedom, good, and evil (United States value system).