Although ‘Trump doctrine’ is being copied around the world, it has a possible expiry date: the US midterms in November
“Even these horrible, horrendous people,” the president boomed, pointing at the assembled press, “they say, probably in the history of this country, maybe in the history of the world, there has never been anything like what happened in November of ‘16”. A rare accurate insight from the man who, since he took office, has uttered 4,229 false or misleading statements, according to the latest tally by the Washington Post.
Speaking at an event to support a Republican candidate for the US Senate in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Donald Trump was in his element. He railed against “fake, fake, disgusting news”, complained about the “Russia hoax” and reminisced about election night. These rallies are his happy place; recall that, in the chaotic days after his win in 2016 when there was an administration to form, all he really wanted to do was get back out on the trail.
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