The day the world stopped paying attention to Donald Trump

Published Nov 06 2020 at 9:57 AM GMT

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Donald Trump isn't just losing the presidency.
The Oval Office comes with a lot of authority, of course, but President Trump's power has always been rooted in his talent for attracting and keeping attention.
That's why, even during his ostensible career as a developer and casino operator, he kept finding ways to end up on TV and in movies " and why, when social media emerged, Trump attracted even bigger audiences by pumping out his thoughts a few hundred characters at a time.