The Desperate Front-Runner

Trump is ahead — and running scared.

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Former president Donald Trump reacts during an event held to address the recent derailment of a train carrying hazardous waste in East Palestine, Ohio, February 22, 2023.

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Social media exposes all of us, but perhaps none more so than the former president of the United States.

Donald Trump’s Truth Social account is a daily advertisement for a sense of political desperation seemingly at odds with his position in a Republican field he currently dominates.

Rich Lowry

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Rich Lowry

Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.

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