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Donald Trump’s Revenge Fantasies
“What began as a rally chant in 2016—‘lock her up’—has morphed into a broader threat of revenge,” writes Olly Wiseman for The Free Press. (Illustration by The Free Press, images via Getty)
The former president says he wants to punish his political rivals. Does he mean it?
By Oliver Wiseman
10.23.24 — U.S. Politics
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Who would be the most important person in a second Trump administration other than the president? Given the global disorder, you might think the answer would be the secretary of state. Or, given Trump’s age, he would be the oldest person to be sworn in as president—perhaps it would be his vice president, J.D. Vance. 

That’s not how Vance sees it. He rece…

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Oliver Wiseman
Oliver Wiseman is the deputy editor of The Free Press. Previously, he was the executive editor of The Spectator World and a regular contributor to UnHerd, City Journal, the Evening Standard, and a range of other publications.
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