Can Trump handle the world he has changed?

Published May 20, 2026 12:55pm ET | Updated May 20, 2026 12:55pm ET



Ten years ago this month, Donald Trump clinched the Republican nomination for president, with a platform that was vastly different on trade and foreign policy from other recent presidents, Republican and Democratic alike. 

How fares America — and the world — 10 years later?

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