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Trump sought the world's attention and got it. Now the reality show ends.
He cultivated a political base by sharing his thoughts, creating an omnipresence of sorts that dominated the news https://reut.rs/3sIVTv1 via @jeffmason1 @ReutersBarria
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He cultivated a political base by sharing his thoughts, creating an omnipresence of sorts that dominated the news https://reut.rs/3sIVTv1 via @jeffmason1 @ReutersBarria
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Like no U.S. president has done before, he made himself the center of attention, always with an eye for the camera, a flair for the dramatic, an instinct for the outrageous. His supporters loved it. His opponents hated it 2/7
The show may have had deadly consequences. Hundreds of thousands of people in the United States died of the disease associated with the coronavirus while Trump played down the danger of the pandemic and did not model wearing a mask 3/7
U.S. racial and political divides widened under Trump and migrant children were separated from their parents. The president used the power of his words and his office to attend to his political base 4/7
He threatened and irritated world leaders during trips abroad, complicating relationships with U.S. allies who he felt were not carrying their financial weight in global alliances 5/7
He criticized and vilified the press, while craving journalists' attention and respect. The base enjoyed his demonization of the media and rewarded him with applause and cheering for the pejorative monikers he assigned 6/7
On Wednesday, Trump will leave the White House for the final time as the 45th president of the United States, taking his final flight on the Marine One helicopter to Joint Base Andrews, where he will board Air Force One for Florida https://reut.rs/3nZ77HY 7/7
