Trump relished in being compared to dictators like Hitler and Stalin, journalist says

Journalist Jonathan Swan reports that Donald Trump has expressed admiration for historical dictators, viewing them through a lens of power projection rather than morality. The report suggests this fixation on 'great man' history has influenced the president's approach to international conflicts and domestic governance.
The New York Times journalist Jonathan Swan has spent the past 11 years covering President Trump through three political campaigns, his first, and now second, term in office and the ongoing war with Iran . Swan says aside from the COVID-19 pandemic , he can't remember a time where Trump looked "as stuck as he looks right now."
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