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'Juvenile': Trump aide rages that voters don't care about his name on things
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A Memorial Becomes a Loyalty Test
Donald Trump is pressing to put his name on the Kennedy Center, a memorial created to honor another president. According to the reporting, he has even suggested that without recognition for his administration, the institution could be torn down. Republican allies now call the campaign indefensible, while political strategists debate whether it reflects distraction, vanity, or both.
That debate is too small. The issue is not merely that Trump wants attention. It is that the president is using…
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