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The fundamental reality underlying the moment remains universal: no one exits power unchanged. The institutions, precedents, and civic norms shaped by any president carry lasting imprints that cannot be undone through defiance or dismissal.

What Endures

Trump’s presidency reshaped American political discourse in ways that will be examined by historians and scholars for decades to come. That transformation persists regardless of legal outcomes or political calculations in the present.

The true measure of any leader’s time in office emerges not