Edward Luce

not sure how many decades it will take America living down having elected Trump twice

"Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” has $185bn for ICE, which is more than the annual military budgets of the UK and France combined. Wherever ICE raids trigger protests, Trump can send in the troops." My column. www.ft.com/content/3d6c...

"Trump's message is plain. If you commit violence in his cause, he will have your back...America in 2025 is making political murder easier. This is a choice, not fate." My column. www.ft.com/content/e172...

"No two human beings, let alone US presidents, could be less alike than Donald Trump and Jimmy Carter. But they have Iran in common. Once the idea forms that a US president is prisoner to what others decide, the scent of impotence is hard to shake." My column. as.ft.com/r/83847e96-a...

Trump told me this a couple of hours before Bibi struck Iran. He has turned himself into a prisoner of other people's decisions.

new free to read version. as.ft.com/r/c89d581d-2...

"I call all the shots. Netanyahu doesn't call the shots." My telephone interview with Trump this afternoon. as.ft.com/r/c4067a44-d...

"“America First” died in Operation Epic Fury. Real median wages are falling. Most of America is turned off by ICE’s shock troop tactics. All that’s left is Trump’s grand homage to himself and his pocket book." My Swamp notes with @jderbyshire.ft.com Free to read. as.ft.com/r/2b1aa8a8-8...

"There's nothing in their politics nearly as drug-inspired as the late 1960s radicalism of their grandparents. It's not hippie to want affordable housing or to fear AI’s impact on your earnings. Nor is it Stalinist to want universal health insurance." Free to read. as.ft.com/r/af426e17-7...

"Democrats will not get many more chances to show they can make the US system deliver for the majority. Overlooking the sometimes troubling but largely rational complaints of America’s Gen Z would assure their failure." My column. as.ft.com/r/95f8e3a2-e...

"California’s Democratic field us monotonous and complacent. If this is the best the party can muster, perhaps it deserves a shock." My Swamp Notes with Richard Waters. Free to read. as.ft.com/r/f8f9f8d0-4...

Concerning www.trump.com/residential-...

So Trump casually threatens to blow up Oman - an ally, a helpful friend in the region, a responsible Gulf power. He releases an AI meme showing Iran with the stars & stripes. And there are people who still think he's a deal-making genius. Galactic idiocy.