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'Frightening': Psychiatrist warns Trump's mental fitness is slipping at 80
Spectacle as Succession PlanTrump’s 80th birthday being marked with a UFC fight on the White House lawn is not a cute anecdote about age. It is a picture of a presidency that turns state power into a personal stage set, then asks everyone to pretend the stagecraft is the story.Who Actually Holds PowerThe institutional power sits with Trump. He controls the office, the schedule, the medical disclosures, and the public image. The aides, doctors, and media figures in this story do not direct events; they organize the cover around them.That matters because the most revealing detail is not the…
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