Donald Trump’s lonely moment of truth
He began the debate sticking to a script, then he returned to type, and by the end came the realization: he is not a president
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Scott Gilmore
Scott Gilmore is a former diplomat and social entrepreneur who works in (and writes about) the United States, Africa and Asia. His disclosures are many and can be found here: http://linkd.in/1DDzoKv.
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