A decade has passed since a self-proclaimed real estate mogul and reality television personality declared his candidacy for president. The United States and its political landscape have been fundamentally altered in the intervening years.
The individual himself has also undergone a transformation. While he retains the core characteristics of seeking attention and harboring a desire for retribution that were evident in 2015, he has evolved.
His time in office provided him with insights into the boundaries he could push, and his subsequent four years outside of the presidency fueled a shift from expressing grievances to actively seeking vengeance.
To gain a deeper understanding of how the Trump era has reshaped the man, a conversation was held with a colleague who has meticulously documented his journey over the past decade. The following is an edited version of that discussion.
How has this period, encompassing his ascent, decline, and resurgence, altered the individual at the center of it all?
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Comandante
This conversation seems more like an attempt to rehabilitate his image than to critically assess his impact.