The Donald Trump 2.0 Grift Is Already On
Spearheaded by the president's own memecoin, people including Donald Trump are rushing to cash in on Donald Trump’s inauguration and second term in office.
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How Trump has already changed the world
Donald Trump becomes the 47th president later but the global impact of his second term is already being felt.BBC News - 11h -
The Art of Dealing With Donald Trump
World leaders prepare for the next president ahead of his inaugurationBBC News - 2d -
What Are the Omens for Trump 2.0?
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Donald Trump isn’t even in office yet and silly season has already begun | Sidney Blumenthal
He wants to seize the Panama Canal, Canada and Greenland. And now wants to rename the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America. Donald Trump’s silly season has already caused irreparable damage to United ...The Guardian - Jan. 13 -
The art of dealing with Donald Trump
The president-elect’s aggressive claims about potential territorial expansion are a crash course for allies in his negotiating tacticsFinancial Times - Jan. 10 -
Trump 2.0 and the Return of ‘Court Politics’
The political scientist Erica Frantz describes the regime change the second Trump administration represents.The New York Times - Jan. 10 -
Donald Trump’s careless talk
The president-elect’s expansionist rhetoric is unsettling America’s alliesFinancial Times - Jan. 9 -
Donald Trump’s territorial wishlist
Also in today’s newsletter, Pfizer leads pharma’s efforts to cosy up to the president-electFinancial Times - Jan. 9 -
Will a weakened Hollywood embrace Trump 2.0?
When Donald Trump won in 2016, Hollywood promised ‘resistance’. But shrinking revenues and declining influence make it less likely this time aroundFinancial Times - Jan. 3
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