Trump, Donald J

October 17, 2016

The New Protesters Defying Donald Trump: His Customers

Morrie Gold is not a placard-waving political protester. He is a 69-year-old retired doctor in Pennsylvania. But he recently participated in a quiet act of rebellion: […]
October 11, 2016

A Partisan Crowd Watches the Debate at the New Trump Hotel

WASHINGTON — Outside, a ribbon of lights swept up Pennsylvania Avenue toward the Capitol, and there was not a protester in sight. Inside the month-old Trump […]
October 1, 2016

The Other Trump

Like place cards at a society wedding or the lineup at a Soviet May Day parade, the seating at a campaign event is a GPS map […]
October 1, 2016

Campaign Fashion: The Mystery of Trump’s Suits, Solved

The press took note when Hillary Clinton wore pantsuits from the American label Ralph Lauren at the Democratic National Convention and at the first presidential debate. […]
September 3, 2016

Cher’s Latest Road Show? The Campaign Trail

Cher’s first brush with politics was an act of teenage civil disobedience. It was right before the election of 1960. And she came home one day […]
August 31, 2016

When Donald Met Melania, Paolo Was There

A couple of weekends ago, Paolo Zampolli received a text message from Melania Trump, the wife of the Republican candidate for president, urging him to give […]
August 13, 2016

He Likes Trump. She Doesn’t. Can This Marriage Be Saved?

In early May, when Dr. Thomas Stossel told his wife, Dr. Kerry Maguire, of his plan to vote for Donald J. Trump in the general election, […]
July 28, 2016

Trump and ‘Doonesbury’: The Comic Gift That Keeps On Giving

Sometimes, it seems, you can judge a book by its cover. And so it should be no surprise that “Yuge! 30 Years of Doonesbury on Trump,” […]
July 23, 2016

Cultural Studies: Hillary, Me and the Digital Divide

On Dec. 23, 2009, Hillary Clinton, who was then secretary of state, sent an email on her private server to her aide Huma Abedin asking how […]
June 25, 2016

The Woman Who ‘Totally Understands’ Donald Trump

An inspirational poster hangs above the Trump Tower desk of Hope Hicks, the 27-year-old press secretary for Donald J. Trump’s presidential campaign, squeezed in among the […]