Trump’s game of ‘Made You Look’

If there are new revelations about Trump and Epstein on the way, then the U.S. leader needs useful distractions—like invading Nigeria.

U.S. President Donald Trump can infallibly trick the public into drawing their attention away from something else that he doesn’t want them to see, writes Gwynne Dyer. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Opinion

BY GWYNNE DYER

November 3, 2025

LONDON, U.K.—“Made You Look” is a children’s game where a kid points to something that doesn’t exist just to get another kid to look in that direction. Then the perpetrator mocks the victim: “Made you look! Made you look!” One of the dumber games, but it usuall...

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