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Donald Trump's most devastating legacy

Donald Trump's most devastating legacy

The emergence of Donald Trump's far right supporters from the shadows will be one of the President's most devastating legacies, forever overshadowing some of his genuine achievements.

Farewell: President Donald Trump walks away after speaking at the White House following the November election. AP

Jacob GreberSenior correspondent

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My first taste of the molten, seething, grievance-propelled American far-right-wing core of Donald Trump’s support came on a drizzly September Sunday in 2018.

I’d been in Washington DC only a few weeks as The Australian Financial Review’s US correspondent with my wife and two daughters for what we only now recognise in hindsight as the most intense, exhilarating and roller-coaster experience of our lives.

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Jacob Greber
Jacob GreberSenior correspondentJacob Greber writes about politics, economics and business from Canberra. He has been a Washington correspondent and economics correspondent. Connect with Jacob on Twitter. Email Jacob at jgreber@afr.com

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