Donald Trump might be president again. What would he do? This question is a hard one because Mr. Trump doesn’t actually tell us and also because his opponents do, constantly. I had an epiphany after the 2016 Republican convention watching ABC News on a Sunday morning. Ah, I said. Mr. Trump is so disreputable that supposedly reputable journalists feel free to put words in his mouth, knowing they won’t be chastised by their fellows or employers for fabrication.
But at least the nature of the last Trump presidency is recognized in backhanded fashion. Every “Trump is Hitler/dictator/end of the world" argument starts with the premise that, this time, he won’t be thwarted by his inexperience or appointees. And indeed Trump pilot fish at a couple of think tanks have engaged in a self-pleasuring activity of making “plans" for his presidency, not unusual for the type. And yet this has nothing to do with anything.
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