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Barack Obama shades Trump during speech at presidential center: 'There will be no kings'
The Man With the Orders, the Man With the PlaqueA Ceremony Is Not PowerBarack Obama opened his presidential center in Chicago by reciting the old civic catechism: no kings, no lords, no one above the law. In the same breath, the source notes that Donald Trump is the one actively using the machinery of the state to rewrite historical presentation, expand executive authority, and police which versions of America institutions are allowed to show. That is the real contrast here: one man is speaking at a monument; the other is issuing orders.What the Story Actually ShowsThe article is built around…
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