The Rest Is Politics: US

Becoming Trump: Family Secrets, Roy Cohn and How to Be A Killer

Mittwoch, 25. Februar 2026 · 25 min

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How did a childhood built on family secrets, privilege, and paranoia shape Donald Trump’s worldview? What did Roy Cohn teach him about attacking, denying, and never apologising? And how did a discrimination case he didn’t win become his first “victory”?

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