For Trump, this is a dress rehearsal
Plus: Money is ruining television

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Ordering the National Guard to deploy in Los Angeles is a warning of what to expect when his hold on power is threatened.

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The president tried to give his billionaire benefactor a dignified exit. It didn’t work.

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Don’t give him the pretext he wants.

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Depictions of extreme wealth are everywhere on the small screen and, well, it’s all quite boring.

But for the wrong reasons