NICOLE FRITZ: Soleimani killing shows how Trump is ignorant of his powers
US President Donald Trump is fundamentally incapable of appreciating the significance and gravity of his role and powers
08 January 2020 - 17:15
I was studying in the US during the contested election of George W Bush as president — an Australian friend and I snuck into the Grand Central Hyatt (obviously before 9/11 security measures) to watch Hillary Clinton ascend the stage as a first-term US senator.
And I was still there when 9/11 befell — watching live on a big-screen in an auditorium in midtown Manhattan as the second tower fell, among US students, some of whom had parents and partners and friends inside the towers...
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