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Christopher Caldwell: "Trump's big problem has never been extremism but incompetence"

2021-01-22T05:23:27.143Z


INTERVIEW - This Wednesday, January 20, Donald Trump left the political scene. The American journalist and essayist gives an uncompromising assessment of his tenure, but regrets that his opponents have still not learned the lessons of his election and fears that intimidation and ...


LE FIGARO.

- Will Donald Trump's record be forever marred by the last weeks of his mandate, in particular his refusal to recognize his defeat and the invasion of the Capitol by some of his supporters?

CHRISTOPHER CALDWELL.

- Yes, tarnished forever - but that needs a broader explanation.

Trump's presidency has split the country in two.

You can't really speak of his record as being 'spoiled' by anything, as those who opposed Trump the most were academics, journalists and various high-tech 'influencers' - the very ones. who will write the story of his presidency.

From practically the time Trump took office, they have considered him the worst president in American history.

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Journey to the heart of a torn America

But in fact, as it was on Election Day 2020, Trump couldn't be called the worst president-elect of this century.

There was, let us remember, George W. Bush, who started two wars, lost them

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