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Analysis/ How will Trump use the second chance in politics and in life?

Politiko 2024-07-16 18:36:48

Analysis/ How will Trump use the second chance in politics and in life?

A close encounter with death often changes people - but not always in predictable ways.

Even Donald Trump — who has spent decades building his image as a strong man who is not hostage to other people's weaknesses — may not be immune from an epiphany about the fragility of life.

It looked different for the former president Monday night during his triumphant reappearance at the Republican National Convention.

Normally, his body language is cocky, bombastic and designed to intimidate. When he entered the congress hall, with a bandage on his ear, his face had unknown emotions. He seemed moved and, for once, aware of something other than himself. At times, his eyes looked like they were filled with tears.

But no one can really tell what's going on in Trump's head or how he'll respond. He has vowed to unite the country and that everything has changed. But his choice for running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, who is known for inflammatory rhetoric and who modeled himself on Trump's divisive politics, played down such a message.

Trump has two paths forward. Given that he is ahead in the polls, the country craves stability, and President Joe Biden is deeply unpopular, it would be politically smart to modulate his approach and travel on Election Day. But that's not who Trump has ever been. His entire political persona is rooted in the suppression of opponents, the use of irresponsible power, the creation of his own version of a false reality, and often even public cruelty. This is what made him so popular among his most devoted supporters.

But Trump has a second chance in politics and life, and it will be interesting to see how he uses it. CNN

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