Trump 2.0, the Sequel: More Trump Than Ever

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President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington D.C., March 4, 2025.

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There was a common, wishful phrase among Republican opponents to Donald Trump in the GOP nomination fight in 2015–2016: “peak Trump.”

The idea was that, after an unsustainable rise, Trump was finally beginning to descend. We have reached peak Trump.

Rich Lowry

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Rich Lowry

Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.

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