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Democracy, Interrupted

The past two years have shown that Trump, unlike his predecessors, has no special attachment to or affection for the democratic process.
Source: Carlo Allegri / Reuters

Editor’s Note: This article is one of 50 in a series about Trump's first two years as president.

On January 23, 2017, , Donald Trump hosted leaders of Congress at the White House. The expectation was that he would use the occasion, as previous presidents had, to lay out his policy agenda and jump-start

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