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The Presidency as Platform: How Trump Has Turned the White House Into a Personal Propaganda Machine

From the website to the Oval Office, the gilt and the grift are real

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Jul 01, 2025
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In his second term, Donald Trump has not only defied presidential norms but also systematically dismantled them. Through an ecosystem of aggressive messaging, partisan digital infrastructure, direct personal merchandising, and a pattern of digital and procedural neglect, Trump has reimagined the presidency not as a role within government but as a platfo…

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