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The truth of Trump’s terrible November? His weapons are losing their potency

Melanie La'Brooy Writer November 20, 2025 — 3.42pm

If you’re struggling to make it through to the end of the year, weighed down with problems and pressures, spare a thought for US President Donald Trump. His November has already been so dire that by the time Thanksgiving rolls around, he might need to save the traditional turkey pardon for himself.

Trump’s troubles started a few weeks ago when something odd started to happen: his tried-and-true methods for getting his way suddenly stopped working. Like the US’s ageing nuclear arsenal, Trump’s weapons of choice: insults, strongarm tactics, demands of absolute loyalty and distraction, have started to los

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