"No limits to my power": Trump positions himself as a historical conqueror after Iran conflict

Following a 108-day conflict with Iran, former U.S. President Donald Trump has asserted that he discovered "no limits" to his power, drawing parallels to history's most formidable conquerors. In an interview, Trump stated he had not yet learned of any limitations to his authority, suggesting his power was boundless.

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I haven't learned that lesson yet. I know there are, but there are no limits.

This conviction is detailed in the upcoming book "Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump" by New York Times journalists Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan. The book reveals Trump proudly displayed a document claiming he was more powerful than figures like Attila the Hun, Genghis Khan, Napoleon, Stalin, Mao, and Hitler. He reportedly believed these leaders, despite their historical impact, had only local power, unlike his own global reach as president.

The book's authors note that the "historian" cited by Trump was actually a golf caddie, a friend of Gary Player named David King. Nevertheless, Trump shared the document on Truth Social, presenting it as the work of a "presidential historian." Haberman and Swan report that Trump took "visible pleasure" in associating himself with figures like Mao, Hitler, and Stalin, accepting his place among those who "reconfigured the world through conquest and fear."

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I am the boss

Furthermore, Trump measured his power by the submission of others. He claimed G7 leaders believed him when he joked about being "the boss" and that Israel "owed him a lot of respect." He also stated, "Without me, Israel would not exist today," adding that he had to "keep Netanyahu somewhat sane."

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Without me, Israel would not exist today.