‘Trump 2028’ Is No Joke

The U.S. president is drawing ever more from Chinese autocrats’ playbook.

A man is shown looking down, wearing a red hat with the words "TRUMP 2028." The hat's bill is decorated with the American flag. October 8, 2025, 5:40 PM Comment icon View Comments ( )

Trump’s Second Term

Ongoing reports and analysis

From the earliest days of his rule, Chinese President Xi Jinping has made a regular practice of purging senior members of his country’s military hierarchy. He has invoked corruption in opaque legal proceedings and presided over their public disgrace, banishment from the Chinese Communist Party, and imprisonment. In almost every instance, Xi and the propaganda apparatus that is devoted to him have pounded away at strengthening political control over

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