Trump touts 'no limits' to power, courting a history-making self-image
TL;DR
Trump tells Axios he sees no limits to his power and embraces a 'great-man' view of leadership, praising Xi and Modi while arguing for hardline Iran policy; a forthcoming book and a NYT/SwanHaberman excerpt describe a document he showed claiming he's more powerful than Attila the Hun and Napoleon, which he posted on Truth Social (authorship disputed). He says allies matter only if they acknowledge his power, notes the economy as a constraint on widening conflict, and hints at regime change in Iran.
- Trump's "Great Man" theory: "No limits" to his power Axios
- Comparison to Hitler, Mao, Stalin? Trump says: ‘Sounds good to me!’ The Guardian
- New book reveals how Trump compared himself to Mao, Stalin, Attila the Hun CNN
- CNN Panel Bursts Out Laughing at Trump’s Dictator Defense The Daily Beast
- Trump Seriously Compares Himself to Hitler The New Republic
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