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Wildwood Crest - In 2016,Trump reached voters who saw themselves as workers who were mooched on from above and below. He spoke about corrupt elites, symbolized by his Republican rivals and Hillary Clinton. Trump offered to put his knowledge to work for put-upon voters. He alone would bring class justice to this country, redirecting benefits from the super-rich to deserving people such as themselves. Some of us always recognized that these claims were preposterous. But they were central to his message. Now he says the tax report is false. He also says his returns were illegally obtained. They can't be both.

Print Publication Date: 
10/07/2020