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Trump has no idea what it means to be a patriot: military expert
The State Fair as a Personality CultAt the Great American State Fair on the National Mall, Donald Trump used a 250th-anniversary celebration to stage what amounted to a MAGA rally. Tom Nichols argues the event was not about the republic the country claims to honor, but about Trump converting national symbolism into self-promotion, grievance, and partisan branding. The reporting gives the frame; the problem is the frame itself.Power Wears the SashThe central fact is simple: Trump is the sitting president, and the fair was occurring under the authority of his office. That matters because this…
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