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Kamalaaaaa!

Europeans can hope again – but must keep preparing for Trump 2.0

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Timothy Garton Ash
Jul 31, 2024
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History of the Present (week ending 28 July 2024)

“Mr. Trump, I know you have so much trouble pronouncing her name. Here’s the good news — after the election, you can just call her Madam President.” (Doug Emhoff, Kamala Harris’s husband.)

We arrived in the US on Saturday 20 July. On Sunday 21 July, American politics suddenly got exciting again, as Joe Bid…

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