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National Security
When riffing, the president exhibits an unusual tell.
First published in The Atlantic on December 20, 2025.
by Marie-Rose Sheinerman, The Atlantic
December 25, 2025
| reading time: 8 Min.
President Donald Trump likes to use a big number to anchor his point, especially when he wanders off on a tangent. Often it seems that a specific figure is on the tip of his tongue.
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