The never-ending new lows of Donald Trump

There is a hero shortage in America. A deadly silence combined with an aversion to the facts has enabled the worst of the U.S. president’s lies to proceed largely unopposed.

U.S. President Donald Trump is a hypocrite who has abused the authority of his office—and even authority he doesn't actually have—to increase his own wealth and power, writes Michael Harris. Official White House Photo by Molly Riley via Flickr

Opinion

BY MICHAEL HARRIS

September 1, 2025

HALIFAX—Anyone who had the misfortune of watching U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent three-and-a-half hour “cabinet meeting” will realize that he has sunk to new and toxic ...

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