Any comparison has little or no value ... a bit of framing ... I loved to think of Nero or perhaps Caligula? Sure Don would be charmed 😂

It was Thomas Jefferson, one of America's founding fathers, who drew inspiration from the republican ideals and aesthetics of the Roman Republic, which he admired for its principles of civic virtue, republicanism, and enduring architecture. Jefferson influenced the classical architectural style that defined some DC buildings, such as the US Capitol and Supreme Court, infusing the cityscape with a Roman grandeur that embodied the principles of America's founding vision. Surely, early American Presidents positioned themselves in the tradition of ancient Greeks and Romans whose vibrant societies and polity stood out for holding public debates and developing principles, such as the rule of law, liberty and justice.

Damn statues are a big scandal though 🤣 ... can be draped ... Greco-Roman wrestling and Athens Olympics. Modernity ..

Amnesia and Gaza Genocide

Some comments on Slugger call him out on the comparison. Off hand Trump would like to act more like Sulla. I might call into question the prevailing reading that the Roman Senate represented the safeguard of the institutions of the republic. A critical appraisal of the actions of the Senate in the massacre of the Gracchi and their followers, their complicity with Sulla, their persecution of tribunes, the nomination of Pompei to "restore order" and their short-sided heavy-handed negotiation stance with Caesar likely contributed more to the final collapse of the republic than Caesar's dictatorships. Republics are invariably destroyed by their oligarchs and their unbridled greed. A republic that cannot contain the destructive pulsions of its oligarchs is doomed. Populist figures such as Caesar only offer temporary reprieve, and, as Rome shows, are swiftly dealt with in no uncertain ways.