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By Frank Bruni

Mr. Bruni is a contributing Opinion writer who was on the staff of The Times for more than 25 years.

Vice President JD Vance is “a conspiracy theorist.” Russell Vought, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, isn’t merely a zealot; he’s a “right-wing absolute zealot.” And President Trump governs with an “alcoholic’s personality.”

Ever since the publication last week of a two-part article in Vanity Fair in which Susie Wiles, the White House........

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