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Ilsa

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11. He thinks he belongs with people such as Alexander the Great,
Fri May 1, 2026, 09:12 PM
May 1

Julius Caesar, and Napoleon Bonaparte:

Donald Trump has not been coy about his desire to be remembered as the most powerful person to ever live. The 79-year-old president has been privately and publicly musing about his place in history as he serves his final term in the world’s most powerful office, a longtime confidant and senior administration officials told The Atlantic.

“He’s been talking recently about how he is the most powerful person to ever live,” the Trump confidant told The Atlantic. “He wants to be remembered as the one who did things that other people couldn’t do, because of his sheer power and force of will.” The Atlantic‘s in-depth investigation drew on multiple White House insiders who spoke anonymously to candidly detail their private conversations with the president.


https://www.wonderwall.com/politics/donald-trump-thinks-he-the-most-powerful-person-to-ever-live/

He thinks he's too good to be compared to Washington, Lincoln, or Roosevelt.

K&R. Bookmarking. Thank you for posting.

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Amazing. Puts into succinct words many of the thoughts I have had about Trmp. nt eppur_se_muova May 1 #1
And he did it without having to spell out the accursed name even once. nt Buns_of_Fire May 1 #3
For all we know, he'd consider THAT to be the greatest insult. calimary Saturday #24
Link ? dweller May 1 #2
I got it without a link. You can copy the text and paste PCIntern May 1 #4
Ok dweller May 1 #5
Tom Wellborn according to the post. mobeau69 May 1 #6
Here's a link: calimary Saturday #26
You and I know that attribution and traceability are important. erronis May 1 #9
I'm so sorry... PCIntern Saturday #18
And mine to you. erronis Saturday #19
No worries PCIntern Saturday #20
⬇️ mobeau69 May 1 #7
KNR and bookmarking. niyad May 1 #8
My favorite phrase in this regard is saying SCantiGOP May 1 #10
He thinks he belongs with people such as Alexander the Great, Ilsa May 1 #11
K&R Substack link included. Solly Mack May 1 #12
Oh MAN! Treat yourself to this essay! calimary Saturday #25
It is that good. Solly Mack Saturday #30
it's something that kills me about him Skittles May 1 #13
Excellent! enigmania May 1 #16
Exactly what I've been saying PCIntern Saturday #21
absolutely Skittles Saturday #23
What does this say about the people who voted for him? Keepthesoulalive Saturday #28
don't even get me started Skittles Saturday #29
That was excellent, thank you for sharing, PCIntern. Buddyzbuddy May 1 #14
Haven't seen it before canetoad May 1 #15
Who is this about? Swede May 1 #17
Wow Great prose about such a hideous man. TY for posting! electric_blue68 Saturday #22
Gorgeous SuzyandPuffpuff Saturday #27
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