WALL STREET JOURNAL
Two epic narcissists who see themselves as singularly suited to redeem America
by Bret Stephens
March 28, 2016

Donald Trump is Barack Obama squared. Not as a matter of rhetorical style, where the president is glib and grammatical, while the developer is rambling and coarse. Not as a matter of economic instincts, where Mr. Obama is a social democrat while Mr. Trump is a mercantilist. And not as a matter of temperament. Mr. Obama is aloof and calculated. Mr. Trump loves to get in your face. But leave smaller differences aside. The president and The Donald are two epic narcissists who see themselves as singularly suited to redeem an America that is not only imperfect but fundamentally broken. READ MORE SUBSCRIPTION CONTENT