One might invoke Hans Christian Andersen’s classic tale, where a vain emperor is ultimately revealed as a fool by a child’s honest observation. Donald Trump certainly embodies the narcissism and folly of that protagonist, and his open alignment with Vladimir Putin lays his strategic vulnerabilities bare. Yet the analogy falls short, because the exposure of this particular leader has not required the innocence of a single truth-teller.
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