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Trump says he is 'the most powerful person to ever live' amid low approvals

newsApr 29, 202614752

Donald Trump declared he is "the most powerful person to ever live" and has begun framing himself as a historic, world-changing figure. The claim comes as his public approval ratings remain historically low across polls and Democrats are pursuing redistricting plans to target every GOP seat. That contrast signals a deliberate rhetorical bid to reshape Trump’s image ahead of 2024 and could shift Republican messaging and voter perceptions.

Ashley Parker
@ashleyrparker.bsky.social

NEW: Trump has begun talking about how he “is the most powerful person to ever live.” Our look at how Trump’s view of himself as one of history’s Great Men is shaping the second term of what has now become his YOLO Presidency. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

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Be.10

What’s shaping his presidency is knowing he’s nearing the end of his physical life and time in office.

Ea-nāṣir8

My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!" Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare The lone and level sands stretch far away.

grandperesteve.bsky.social6

In fact, has had more impact than anyone in history; he captured the world’s most powerful nation and turned it into his personal business while destroying its foundations. Like all his businesses it relied on theft and is now nearly bankrupt. We who were admired globally may never be trusted again.

Raisins6

What a disturbing and scary article. Trump is unhinged and unconcerned about public approval, a toxic combination for someone who can destroy the world. We can all take solace in our new Trump passports.

deesnay6

Most powerful person to ever live, maybe. But also the most stupid, the most despicable, the most treasonous, misogynistic & racist.

SilkySullivan85

"The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interred with their bones." William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar. So much for this guy's legacy.

costateofmind.bsky.social5

I still have a hard time wrapping my head around how we got to this point and how it just gets worse every effing day. 😵‍💫🥴😖

Usha's wedding 💍4

By sheer numbers, he's also the most hated person who ever lived. The thing that has happened this time around, that didn't happen in Trump I, is that he's no longer squeamish about ordering that people be killed. Bloodlust

Sock Puppet Pundit4

“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.” He wants to be above the law. Republicans in Congress and SCOTUS are letting him.

Kevin M. Randall3

Never in my almost 7 decades on earth did I think that I would end up living through the era of perhaps the soon-to-be- considered-most-infamous person in the history of the USA--maybe even ranking among the most infamous people in world history. Hopefully this fall's elections can stop that.

jedilaw.bsky.social2

I’m looking forward to Trump’s YODO phase.

Nunya2

Well, when you’re openly a criminal, legitimately accused of being a pedophile, a known rapist and fraud… but you still get elected president. It inflates the fragile ego.

golfwidow.bsky.social2

Informative and terrifying article. Thanks for the gift link.

From Heron w/no rEgrets2

And one day he will be worm food. What he imagines his legacy to be (hideous garish architecture) will be torn down because Trump is the great unifier: decent people around the world despise him. Me included.

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