October 2023
Intermediate to advanced
208 pages
3h 53m
English

Art is the elimination of the unnecessary.
—Pablo Picasso
On June 16, 2015, Donald Trump descended a gilded escalator in the lobby of his namesake tower and announced his candidacy for president of the United States. His speech and run quickly became a punchline for late-night comedians and serious political pundits alike.
It’s hard to remember in hindsight, but before Trump’s announcement, members of the Republican Party were calling the field of seventeen candidates, which included popular governors, experienced senators, and respected outsiders, the “deepest and strongest” they had ever seen.1 The early ...
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