The escalator in Trump Tower, known for carrying Donald Trump into the political arena a decade ago, remains a major tourist attraction today. As visitors flock to see the site of his infamous descent, they can also enjoy various Trump-branded experiences and memorabilia. Reflecting on the 2015 campaign launch, many were skeptical that Trump would seriously run for president, with most believing it was a fleeting moment. His subsequent emergence as a dominant political figure reshaped views on his influence in American politics.
Exactly a decade ago, the gold-rimmed conveyor carried Donald Trump into the basement of his eponymous New York tower and down into the bowels of American politics.
Hardly anyone who attended that 2015 event-thought it would take Trump remotely close to the White House. That he would become...the most consequential American leader of the 21st century was utterly unthinkable.
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