Trump was the first president to fully understand and exploit the radical transformation of the public sphere caused by the internet and social media, whereas his rivals could not match this understanding or capability.
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Neil FergusonEvidence Quote
“Trump was the first president fully to understand how radically that altered the public sphere in the United States and to exploit that transformation.”
Source
Niall Ferguson, Victor Davis Hanson and Stephen Kotkin: Three Historians Debate The Era of Trump— Hoover InstitutionCreated: 8/11/2026, 7:30:05 AM
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