Trump and Putin Spiral in Twin Humiliations
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Donald Trump has finally managed to emulate the one world leader whose perceived toughness he has envied for decades—but it’s desperation the two now share.
The primetime speech the 80-year-old U.S. president delivered on Thursday night may have shocked some Americans with its brazen promotion of lies, but it’s a scene Russians have watched play out for years–they are deeply familiar with Vladimir Putin taking over primetime broadcasts to tell them falsehoods as a pretext for the next big power grab.
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