Trump is forcing voters to grow up

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An irony of the Trump era is that as petty and petulant as the president can be, he’s the one forcing people to grow up.

For too long, we’ve treated the White House as though the person who lives there should function as our collective daddy, someone we have a personal affection for, someone to look to for comfort.

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