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Trump’s promotion of an image of strength after assassination attempt borrows from authoritarian playbook

  • Written by Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Professor of History and Italian, New York University
Trump’s promotion of an image of strength after assassination attempt borrows from authoritarian playbookTrump as a pinup idol?Jeremy Hogan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

In the days since the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, supporters of the former president have used the incident to project an image of power.

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