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Even notorious right-wing leaders are fleeing Trump’s 'fat orange clownery': Conservative
When the Strongman Becomes the LiabilityThe Source of the SmellA column about Giorgia Meloni’s public rejection of Donald Trump’s claim that she “begged” to take a photo with him turns into something larger: an admission that Trump has become toxic enough that even ideological allies abroad are trying to distance themselves. The immediate quarrel is petty. The political meaning is not. Trump demeans, lies, and expects the insulted to absorb it. Meloni refused.Power Is the PointThe power in this story sits with Trump. He is the president of the United States, the head of the world’s dominant…
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