Trump’s Embrace of Economic Leftism Will Destroy the Legacy He’s Desperately Trying to Build

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Tags: Economic Policy, Politics

01/28/2026 Connor O'Keeffe

Trump is clearly focused on building a legacy in his second term with his domestic vanity projects and dramatic foreign interventions. But his actual legacy is shaping up to be defined by his lack of progress on affordability.

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