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The Emperor Wears No Clothes

Donald Trump Can Be Stopped

Of the many lessons to be drawn from the administrationā€™s retreat in Minneapolis, the most important is that Donald Trump can be stopped.

He spent his first year acting as though the 2024 election were the last time he would ever have to give a thought to public opinion. Now the myth that #Trump is invincible has been exploded.

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Text Shot: After federal agents killed Alex Pretti, Trump-administration figures including Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller described the victim as a terrorist, indicating their desire to ignore or intimidate all opposition. But other Republican sources signaled their discomfort, and some called for an investigationā€”a routine step for a normal presidency, but a daring breach of partisan discipline in an administration that shields itself from accountability and tries to put itself above the law.

Donald Trump Can Be Stopped

The presidentā€™s retreat in Minneapolis is a stinging defeat for the national conservatives.
Jonathan Chait (The Atlantic)
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