He changed Americaâs approach to trade. He transformed the nationâs relationship with China. He altered the countryâs role in international institutions. He remolded the nationâs alliances. He reshaped American views about immigration. He modified decades-old customs of politics. He weaponized social media.
He recast ancient notions of how leaders behave, speak and relate to one another. He spawned a debate about whether he endangered democratic values, undermined the Constitution and stirred racial tensions.
But most significant of all: He remade two of the three branches of government.
As a result, Donald J. Trump may be pilloried by contemporary scholars even as he is remembered in history as the most consequential president in three-quarters of a century and the most significant one-term president in nearly 175 years.
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