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The conversation referenced Douthat's earlier column titled "Donald Trump, Man of Destiny," noting that he still stood by his reading of Trump as a figure touched by destiny.
So last year, after the first assassination attempt on Donald Trump, you wrote about Trump as a man of destiny. That he was, quote, a figure touched by the gods of fortune in a way that transcends the...
— Episode: Ross Douthat on Trump, Mysticism and Psy...
Episode: Ross Douthat on Trump, Mysticism and Psychedelics
The conversation referenced Douthat's earlier column titled "Donald Trump, Man of Destiny," noting that he still stood by his reading of Trump as a figure touched by destiny.
So last year, after the first assassination attempt on Donald Trump, you wrote about Trump as a man of destiny. That he was, quote, a figure touched by the gods of fortune in a way that transcends the normal rules of politics. How are you thinking about that now?