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Trump is turning into Idi Amin, no-one’s laughing

It is fascinating watching US President Donald Trump.

It used to be that the bizarre and crazy behaviour of Trump was something you expected from Third World leaders, mostly the African ones. The nepotism, lying, bullying, threats against opponents, sacking bothersome officials, and raving, that was our thing. Not anymore.

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