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Summary by The Los Angeles Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Will Weissert | The Associated Press , as published by NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)
· October 28, 2026
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President Donald Trump likes to play make-believe with his supporters. “Just close your eyes,” he tells them, “and pretend I’m on the ballot.” It’s a typically self-involved appeal from someone who has been the center of the nation’s political gravity for more than a decade. Now, he’s finishing t...
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Key points “Just close your eyes,” he tells them, “and pretend I’m on the ballot. President Donald Trump likes to play make-believe with his supporters.
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What is this story about? President Donald Trump likes to play make-believe with his supporters. “Just close your eyes,” he tells them, “and pretend I’m on the ballot.” It’s a typically self-involved appeal from someone who has been the center of the nation’s political gravity for more than a decade. Now, he’s finishing t...
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