It took Donald Trump five years behind the Resolute Desk to reach an epiphany that could rock the world.
The most brazen president of the modern age might sometimes face legal or constitutional roadblocks at home. But he’s realizing there’s an entire globe on which to pursue his quest for infinite power.
As hubris mounts at the White House, Trump told the New York Times in an interview published Thursday there was only “one thing” to limit his global power. “My own morality. My own mind. It’s the only thing that can stop me.” He added: “I don’t need international law.”
Trump’s comment will alarm foreigners who blanche at his character. It could also catalyze three years of international turmoil.
His rare moment of self-reflection followed a frenetic week that can best be understood as a demonstration of him applying brutal and unapologetic power.
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