Trump 2.0 is Trump 1.0 unleashed.
He reinterprets the Constitution, guts agencies created by Congress, sends troops into U.S. streets, weaponizes law enforcement, rewards loyalists, targets critics — and now profits openly from the presidency while plastering his name across public institutions.
This is how republics slide into strongman rule — quietly, then all at once.
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