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When Trump’s narrative meets voters’ realities

Global Published 25 September 2026, 16:30 · archived 25 Sep 2026

By Donald Trump’s telling, we’re in a US ‘golden age’. Americans may feel differently. Plus: Anger at the elite and a gunfluencer runs in TexasThis was originally published in The Stakes 2026, a newsletter about the midterm elections. Sign up to get it in your inboxOne of Donald Trump’s greatest talents – deployed during his time as a real estate tycoon, source and subject of tabloid gossip, reality TV protagonist, and president of the United States – is his ability to tell stories. With six weeks until the US midterm elections, he is likely to lean on this instinct more than ever.Rarely does ...

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