Trump is a revolutionary. Will he succeed?
He has already done lasting harm to America
THE HYPERACTIVE first 100 days of Donald Trump’s second term have been the most consequential of any president this century, and perhaps since the time of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Before the inauguration Americans wondered what sort of government they were getting. That debate is now over. Mr Trump is leading a revolutionary project that aspires to remake the economy, the bureaucracy, culture and foreign policy, even the idea of America itself. The question for the next 1,361 days is: will he succeed?
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This article appeared in the Leaders section of the print edition under the headline “Only 1,361 days to go”
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