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Jacob Greber

Faced with an impossible choice, Trump opts for magic realism

By effectively inciting a nation-wide backlash against what could be a months-long shutdown, the US President is signalling to his base and to American business where his ultimate priorities lie.

Washington | As loopy and potentially irresponsible as Donald Trump’s surreal call for an American Easter economic resurrection appears, it’s underpinned by a very real desperate political logic.

It’s also breathtakingly audacious.

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Jacob Greber was The Australian Financial Review’s senior political correspondent. Connect with Jacob on Twitter. Email Jacob at jgreber@afr.com

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