Pretty sure Trump never campaigned on cage matches on the S Lawn. Tariffs were not central to his messaging. He said he’d end foreign wars, not start new ones. And across the developed world every party in power in 2022 lost…except in Canada, bc of Trump, who didn’t threaten Canada in the campaign
this take was understandable in 2024 but is absolutely bananas to publish in Sept 2026. the South Lawn MMA fight polled at 16%. Trump's approval numbers on immigration and handling of the economy are not good and have steadily gotten worse since his inauguration www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...