The article discusses the author's reflections on Donald Trump through the perspective of their late mother, who recognized his potential as a deal-maker and entertainer long before he became president. The author mourns their mother's passing and imagines how she would have reacted to Trump's journey through legal challenges and his eventual political resurgence. The piece highlights the irony of current political events, including a Supreme Court Justice administering the oath of vice presidency to a controversial figure, revealing the complex emotions tied to Trump's continued influence.
Sometimes it is easier to see a person clearly-through the eyes of someone else. Whenever President Donald J. Trump does, says, or proposes something that tests the limits of my support, I endeavor to look at him through the eyes of my late mother.
My mother saw the future 45th and 47th president exactly as he was: as a businessman eager to settle intractable disputes with handshakes, a deal-maker anxious to hasten change with his signature alone.
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