DONALD Trumps presidential bid is centred on the promise of his personal talents. He says hes the œmost successful person ever to run for the presidency, by far. (George Washington and Dwight Eisenhower, sit down!) But if there is an idea animating his candidacy, it is that America is being badly beaten by its economic competitors. In his speech on foreign policy this week, Trump explained that America is being bested by countries like China, Japan and Mexico because their leaders are œsmarter, more cunning, and sharper than our leaders. œTheyre killing us, he often says.
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