From America First to Trump First

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President Joe Biden was clearly too old and tired to run a presidential campaign. Donald Trump, by contrast, is so young and energetic that he can run for president and simultaneously run multiple side hustles. He’s selling bibles, sneakers, and coins, both real and imaginary.

This ought to infuriate Trump’s die-hard followers — the very people he is targeting with his Trump-branded schlock. Trump is taking time away from campaigning for president and fundraising for his party to rent out his name and enrich himself.

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