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Throwback Thursday: I Found Out When Donald Trump Thinks America Was 'Great'

Ten years ago, an intrepid journalist discovered the exact date Trump decided that America was at its greatest.

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Michael Harriot
Oct 09, 2025
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Hattiesburg American, Anaheim Bulletin and Monticello Daily Herald Journal, May 18, 1954

This article originally appeared on NegusWhoRead on November 23, 2015.

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