Opinion

Trump Won’t Turn Down the Heat—He Needs to Play the Victim

THE KNOB IS RIGHT THERE, DON

The ex-president says he’ll do whatever he can do “help the country,” but that would mean ending his lies about stolen elections and corrupt FBI agents.

Matt Lewis
Matt Lewis 

Senior Columnist

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