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Apr 2025
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Mehdi Hasan on Trump’s first 100 days

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Guardian US columnist Mehdi Hasan on the start of Donald Trump’s second term as president and the threat to democracy in the US. Help support our independent journalism at <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/infocus">theguardian.com/infocus</a> 
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