{"id":149158,"date":"2025-10-21T12:52:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T10:52:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=149158"},"modified":"2025-10-21T12:52:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T10:52:08","slug":"will-the-trump-bubble-burst-sooner-than-you-think","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=149158","title":{"rendered":"Will the Trump bubble burst sooner than you think?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"922\" height=\"519\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tNTnh32nvGQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Donald Trump has built his entire political project on hype and delusion &#8230; the same ingredients that fuel every economic bubble. But belief cannot defy reality forever. When cruelty replaces competence and lies replace truth, collapse follows.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donald Trump has built his entire political project on hype and delusion &#8230; the same ingredients that fuel every economic bubble. But belief cannot defy reality forever. 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