Why No One Can Win an Argument with Donald Trump

Self-assurance carries the day.

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President Donald Trump during a swearing-in ceremony in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., March 28, 2025.

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Years and years ago, a television executive sent me to do a media training.

We looked at some clips, including one where I was convinced that I and the conservative host I was teamed up with had lost a debate to a progressive. The host got a very basic factual question wrong, and the progressive called him on it, and I assumed that was game, set, and match.

Rich Lowry

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Rich Lowry

Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.

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