Donald Trump watches the UFC Freedom 250 event on the South Lawn of the White House on June 14, 2026. | Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC
President Donald Trump has spent years testing the boundaries of what politicians can say publicly.
During his first presidential campaign, he famously said that he could “stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody” without losing supporters. It was an exaggeration. But captured something real about Trump’s political appeal — his willingness to say things publicly that most politicians wouldn’t dare.
Now, in his second term, Trump is once again te...
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