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The ruthless lesson Trump learned that explains his entire strategy
What happened
AlterNet argues that Donald Trump’s defining political lesson came from Roy Cohn: deny wrongdoing, counterattack, and generate controversy faster than any single scandal can produce accountability. The result, according to the outlet, is an administration that uses relentless conflict to exhaust the public and crowd consequential decisions out of the news cycle.
The article points to Trump’s promotion of meme coins and access-based clubs, Attorney General Todd Blanche’s categorical defense of the president, and reported concerns about Trump’s schedule and exhaustion. It also…
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