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How Trump could destroy his own political movement
The US president and his followers are entering new and dangerous territory
Published Tue, Mar 18, 2025 · 06:30 PM
DONALD Trump is the Maga (Make America Great Again) movement’s greatest asset and its greatest liability.
The US president is a political genius. But he is also, in the memorable phrase attributed to Rex Tillerson, his first secretary of state, “a f****** moron” when it comes to understanding policy.
That tension between Trump the genius and Trump the moron is dangerous for the Maga movement that he created and leads.
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