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Jiang's description of Trump as a figure whose ambiguity lets different political factions read their own intentions into him.
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cipher
A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...regime change, okay? And that's his greatest trick. He is a cipher. He is, he looks different to different people."
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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...regime change, okay? And that's his greatest trick. He is a cipher. He is, he looks different to different people."
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Jiang says Trump functions as a cipher who looks different to different people, which is why seemingly incompatible factions can all believe they are using him.
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"...regime change, okay? And that's his greatest trick. He is a cipher. He is, he looks different to different people."
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Jiang's through-line is that a declining empire does not retreat cleanly.
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