Trump 2.0 is exposing American exceptionalism for what it is – and has always been
Guantánamo Bay? Imperialism? Alliances with billionaires? Those shocked at the president’s early moves have forgotten what came before, writes Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
February 4, 2025 @ 8:48 am
Hmmmm… and yup. I seem to recall the phrase “drain the swamp” going by, from more than one politician. Could it be this list of sins and shortcomings is in fact one and the same swamp, and Trump’s tactic of blatant outrage is an attempt to break the euphemism based hypocrisy that allowed said swamp to form in the first place?