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The Trump Spell Has Been Broken

The ex-president has become uninteresting.

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John Dean
Aug 21, 2024
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Joe Biden dropping out of the presidential race helped, but Trump’s dream of returning triumphantly to the White House in 2025 was already in trouble a year ago. The problem is not just the criminal indictments and gaffes at rallies. It is something else. The Trump act, the persona he created to run for presiden…

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