Trump Is the Anti-Trump
There is an alternate universe in which the president is the popular, successful figure of his imagination.
Jamelle Bouie
March 11, 2026
President Trump, walking.

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Jamelle Bouie

Trump Is the Anti-Trump

There is an alternate universe in which the president is the popular, successful figure of his imagination.

By Jamelle Bouie

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