If Trump really cared about his ‘favourite’ US president, he would leave Gaza and Greenland alone | Simon Jenkins
He eulogises the 25th incumbent, William McKinley, but on tariffs and imperialism, Trump is learning the wrong lessons
Donald Trump’s favourite US president was William McKinley. Who he? In his inaugural address, Trump pledged to restore the name Mount McKinley to North America’s highest peak. It was an anti-woke dig at Barack Obama, who had given it the Alaskan native name of Denali. But why this idolatry?
The answer has since become clear. McKinley was the president (1897-1901) who introduced su...
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