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The French theory that explains Trump’s 'demented' weekend spectacle
Trump Turned the White House Into a RingPower, Not PageantryThe source event is simple: Donald Trump used the White House as a backdrop for a UFC spectacle built around pain, humiliation, and applause. That is the political fact worth keeping. The rest is garnish. When a president presides over a cage fight stage-managed with honor guards and birthday-pageantry aesthetics, the message is not that he likes sports. The message is that he wants the state itself to look like his appetite for domination.Who Actually Controlled the SceneThe institutional power sat with Trump. Not the fighters, not…
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