President William McKinley, Trump’s Role Model, Is Misunderstood
“President McKinley made our country very rich through tariffs and through talent,” Donald Trump asserted in his second inaugural address in 2025. Historians say he has a limited, incomplete understanding of William McKinley (1843-1901).
If you ask most people about McKinley, they may know that he was one of four U.S. presidents who were assassinated, th…
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