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The Alternative Facts Presidency

The Alternative Facts Presidency

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Julian Zelizer
Aug 12, 2025
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In the earliest days of President Donald Trump’s first term, one of the stories that seemed like a distraction (a bright shiny object in the terminology of the period) had to do with the size of the crowd at the inauguration. President Trump boasted that over a million people attended, and White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer insisted that it was the…

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