Just dropped · Trial Balloon · Ep. 193
The Magnificent Seven
“So much for that lame duck in the White House,” Stephen Collinson writes.
“President Donald Trump is doubling down on retribution, global domination and relentless domestic power.”
“The first full week of 2026 was a potentially defining one for Trump’s second presidency after the old year ended with predictions of his authority ebbing under the curse of term-limited commanders in chief.”
“But Trump was never going to sit by and watch his strongman’s aura erode.”
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