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Trump prepares for power as ‘Sun King’

An artificial intelligence mock-up of Trump as a French king.Absolute power: Donald Trump imagined as King Louis XIV (above). Louis was known as the Sun King because he was the centre of gravity around which all of France revolved. He eventually uttered the famous words: “L’état c’est moi”: I am the state.

Are we entering a new era? In five days’ time, Joe Biden will leave the White House, to be replaced by Donald Trump. Some experts think he brings a whole new century with him.

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