Trump has been a crook all his adult life. He bragged during the campaign about being a gangster, for god's sake.
His first presidency had an aura of gangsterism. This one features it, in every way.
Journalists are noticing pieces of this, but (as always) failing to put the pieces into context. Take a look at nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqymedvgjef6rhhdujsz0dsg60un5uywjae2ttdwue48la2n7mjpqqdejhfw (nprofile…jhfw)'s short thread pulling just a few of the mob family elements together:
https://mastodon.social/@heidilifeldman/113578765543838197
Dan Gillmor /
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2024-12-02 03:34:12
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