Letters from an American

February 16, 2026

February 17, 2026·14 min·5-min readnarrativenews
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This episode of Letters from an American examines how President Donald J. Trump has systematically used the power of the presidency to enrich himself and cement a personal legacy, contrasting his actions with George Washington’s foundational principle of selfless public service. The pie

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People

Donald J. TrumpJosh GerbenRussell VogtSheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al-NahyanSteve WhitcoffAnna KellyGeorge Washington

Books

Letters from an Americanby Heather Cox Richardson

Companies

Gerben IPWorld Liberty Financial

Topics

Criminal JusticeDemocracyInequalityInvestigative JournalismLong Form JournalismPolitical NewsUs Politics

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