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"Now that he has delivered his tax-cuts, he is belatedly realizing that he will become politically dispensable soon."

The examples of Putin and Hitler suggest otherwise. The oligarchs thought they could run the show from behind the scenes, but they ended up with their fortunes and lives dependent on absolute subservience, and success in out-manoeuvring other aspirants to favor. Trump is here to stay, and will probably be succeeded by more Trumps

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