Everything is wrestling
American public life is an extension of the nation’s most sordid sport.
ByDonald Trump
Donald John Trump, born in 1946, was president of the United States from 2017 to 2021, and is president-elect after beating Kamala Harris in the 2024 election. His first presidency was marked by drama and controversy. On 6 January 2021, supporters of Trump stormed Congress in an attempt to thwart the certification of Joe Biden’s victory in the presidential election the previous November. Trump had spread false claims that he had in fact won the election and encouraged the crowd to march to the Capitol building. Find our latest news and comment here.
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Europe has proved far more adept at building walls than the former US president was.
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The Conservatives have failed to learn from the Republicans’ mistakes.
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CNN’s Town Hall let Donald Trump have the last laugh
E Jean Carroll convinced a civil jury that the former president assaulted her, but the US’s culture of impunity is…
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As strongman leaders around the world begin to fall, has authoritarianism peaked?
Donald Trump and Jair Bolsonaro both tested the democratic system and lost power. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan could be next.
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The roots of the conflict in Sudan
Intense fighting broke out in Sudan, while Ron DeSantis stalls in race for Republican presidential nomination
What’s next for Fox News – and Tucker Carlson?
Fox News won’t become a bastion of journalistic integrity just because it’s lost its leading host.
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What Rupert Murdoch vs Dominion reveals about his UK empire
The media magnate has been spared court. But the legal evidence offered extraordinary insights into his influence.
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Joe Biden said “America is back”. So why are its foreign allies going their own way?
Former friends to the US are increasingly testing the forms and bounds of the shifting geopolitical geometry.
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Rishi Sunak is going to have a Donald Trump problem
A clash between the US and UK elections is a political nightmare.
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The unexpected folly of prosecuting Trump
A failed case will be presented as definitive proof of a witch hunt.
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Will Donald Trump’s indictment help him win the Republican nomination?
The former president’s legal woes will lead to a surge in support for him.
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Donald Trump’s indictment is unprecedented. It shouldn’t be
Gerald Ford’s pardon of Richard Nixon ingrained a flawed view of rule of law in the minds of many Americans.
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Arresting Donald Trump will only strengthen the conspiracists
Five years after QAnon was born, the idea of a corrupt deep state persecuting its enemies is in the mainstream…
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Donald Trump’s indictment is a gift to Ron DeSantis
The Florida governor has an opportunity to attack the former president without challenging his base.
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The chaotic return of the Trump circus, and why Americans can’t see the point of King Charles III
Despite facing criminal investigations, the former president’s poll ratings are rising. He is a master at gaming the media.
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