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NJCher

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2. I don't think trump realizes

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Jan 5, 2026, 09:23 AM

Jan 5

how much damage he's doing to himself with this kind of declaration. Rubio does, which is why he mitigated it.

Furthermore, trump is revealing how much of his motivation is due to his megalomania. Remember what he said to The Atlantic, which became the title of an article? "I run the country and the world."

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