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Trump 2.0: Here Comes the Night

Well, reality must be faced now. But many courageous Americans are ready to fight.

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by Nina Burleigh

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In the summer of 2015, Steve Bannon watched Donald Trump descend the Trump Tower escalator. He exclaimed: “That’s Hitler!” He meant it, of course, as a compliment.

Bannon would go on to become campaign CEO and a White House staffer, and Trump went on to win his first presidency. He didn’t get to do full Hitler. He di…

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