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The Trump Review

The Trump Review

From inauguration to insurrection: Trump’s unprecedented presidency

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In our 21-part series, Joe Sommerlad charts an extraordinary four years in American politics, from the 45th president’s surprise election win to his chaotic reign ending in infamy with a second impeachment

Joe Sommerlad
<p>Donald and Melania Trump at their costly and disorganised inaugural ball</p>
The Trump Review

Part One: He started as he meant to go on - disputing the facts

<p>Donald Trump and Jeff Sessions in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in March 2017</p>
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Part Two: Trump’s travel ban and the Russia probe

<p>‘Despite the constant negative press covfefe,’ Trump’s tweet read, before trailing off</p>
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Part Three: ‘Covfefe’ and a secret meeting

<p>The one and only Anthony Scaramucci</p>
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Part Four: The rise and fall of Scaramucci as McCain saves Obamacare

<p>White nationalists, neo-Nazis and members of the alt-right clash with counter-protesters in Virginia</p>
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Part Five: ‘Rocket Man’ and neo-Nazis in Charlottesville

<p>The Mandalay Bay Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip, scene of Stephen Paddock’s horrific mass shooting on 1 October 2017</p>
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Part Six: Trump and the twin tragedies in Las Vegas and Puerto Rico

<p>The one and only Anthony Scaramucci</p>
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Part Four: The rise and fall of Scaramucci as McCain saves Obamacare

<p>White nationalists, neo-Nazis and members of the alt-right clash with counter-protesters in Virginia</p>
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Part Five: ‘Rocket Man’ and neo-Nazis in Charlottesville

<p>The Mandalay Bay Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip, scene of Stephen Paddock’s horrific mass shooting on 1 October 2017</p>
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Part Six: Trump and the twin tragedies in Las Vegas and Puerto Rico

<p>Adult film star Stormy Daniels enters stage left</p>
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Part Seven: Rival nuclear buttons and Stormy Daniels

<p>Trump and Putin at the Helsinki summit on 16 July 2018</p>
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Part Eight: Angering Iran, meeting Kim and siding with Putin

<p>Shaking things up: (from left) congresswomen Rashida Tlaib, Ayanna Pressley, Ilhan Omar and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, also known as ‘The Squad’</p>
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Part Nine: Kavanaugh’s confirmation and the arrival of The Squad

A delighted Donald Trump poses with his White House junk food buffet
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Part Ten: The longest shutdown and a truly massive McDonald’s order

<p>Michael Cohen once said he would take a bullet for Donald Trump</p>
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Part 11: Kim, Cohen and the Mueller report

<p>Homeland security Kirstjen Nielsen watches a Trump address on the border</p>
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Part 12: Disorder at the border and a blundering European tour

<p>Trump becomes the first incumbent US president to enter North Korea in June 2019</p>
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Part 13: North Korea and a photo that shocked the world

Trump presenting his own weather map complete with Alabama looped in by Sharpie
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Part 14: Trump’s Greenland land grab and a Sharpie-altered weather map

<p>Trump’s worst call… until his next one</p>
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Part 15: The (first) impeachment of Donald J Trump

In the 15th instalment of our series recapping an unprecedented presidency, Joe Sommerlad looks at the first of the president’s two impeachments, this one for attempting to squeeze a bogus inquiry out of Ukraine in exchange for aid

The Trump Review

Part 15: The (first) impeachment of Donald J Trump

Head shot of Joe Sommerlad

In the 15th instalment of our series recapping an unprecedented presidency, Joe Sommerlad looks at the first of the president’s two impeachments, this one for attempting to squeeze a bogus inquiry out of Ukraine in exchange for aid

Joe Sommerlad
<p>Trump’s worst call… until his next one</p>
<p>Greta Thunberg glares at Donald Trump during the Climate Action Summit</p>
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Part 16: Clashes with Pelosi and a feud with Greta Thunberg

<p>Trump with Fauci in April</p>
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Part 17: How Trump took on Covid, from denial to blame to bleach

<p>Murals of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania&nbsp;</p>
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Part 18: Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and a national reckoning

<p>Trump unveils Amy Coney Barrett as his Supreme Court nominee in September</p>
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Part 19: Culture wars, Amy Coney Barrett and Covid comes home

<p>Trump unveils Amy Coney Barrett as his Supreme Court nominee in September</p>
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Part 19: Culture wars, Amy Coney Barrett and Covid comes home

<p>Trump speaks from the White House on 10 October after recovering from his bout with Covid-19</p>
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Part 20: Covid recovery, election defeat and Rudy Giuliani’s wild ride

<p>The cosplay coup</p>
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Part 21: The Capitol siege and a historic second impeachment

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