What I Learned Teaching “Trump 2.0”

It wasn’t anything uplifting, I’ll tell you that

U.S. President Donald Trump holds up a printed article from "American Thinker" while accusing South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa of state-sanctioned violence against white farmers in South Africa during a press availability in the Oval Office at the White House on May 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

I promised subscribers a third post about my teaching this past semester, with this final one focused on my seminar titled “Trump 2.0.”

I will be honest: It was a deeply unsettling experience.