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Bruce Wolpe | The Age

The Age •
October 26, 2026 • 12:30 AM
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Bruce Wolpe is a senior fellow at the University of Sydney's United States Studies Centre. He has served on the Democratic staff in the US Congress and as chief of staff to former prime minister Julia Gillard.

Bruce Wolpe | The Age

If you attack Trump on these terms, he comes back at you with a vengeance. And it will be more than simply referring to his predecessor as “Barack Hussein Obama.”

The US president speaks relentlessly with a forked tongue – and that has provoked the media’s increasingly probing coverage.

The midterms are looking grim for Donald Trump and the Republicans. But this creates the circumstances for a shock that could decide the election.

As Trump has exercised his America First agenda across the globe, he has alienated the leaders of America’s strongest allies. Most have hit back directly at Trump. Not Anthony Albanese.

Beyond America’s borders, the president’s objectives are failing. At home, voters think he’s no longer looking after their interests. Is Trump 2.0 about to unravel?

Donald Trump has alleged electoral interference from China. But voters are more focused on the economic impact of his disastrous war with Iran.

From Prince Harry to everyday citizens, a new book explores the brutal playbook used to crush critics and protect the family business.

From telling his son to “calm down, honey” after an assassination scare to discussions inside the Situation Room, a blockbuster new book exposes the absolute chaos of Trump 2.0.

It’s Donald Trump’s 80th birthday. Iran is yet to deliver his birthday gift, despite all his bluster.

Donald Trump’s presidency is in trouble, plagued by falling approval at home and disastrous decisions abroad. Yet he appears deliriously detached from his perilous plight.

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