READ THE ARTICLE. It is not about racism or prejudice against hillbillies. It is a good review of the book by J. D. Vance who was raised in Appalachia. You might want to read articles prior to posting them and commenting.
Trump’s me-against-everybody combativeness, his refusal to back down, his vows to disrupt Washington deal-making are giving the hillbilly class a feeling they haven’t had in decades: that they’ve got a friend at the top.