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Confessions of a Reformed NeverTrumper

Confessions of a Reformed NeverTrumper

Or, how I stopped worrying and learned to live with The Donald.

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Nov 08, 2024
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Donald Trump has been the Republican nominee in every presidential election in which I could vote. No, I’m not that young, but I didn’t become a U.S. citizen until 2014 and—as was the fashion at the time—waited until naturalizing before casting a ballot. Like most Americans, I was appalled by my options in 2016, ultimately holding my nose and casting my…

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