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His crowds are shrinking and his influence is fading. He may try anything to cling to power

Published October 30, 2026 9:00AM (EDT)

Donald Trump arrives at a campaign rally in Rock Hill, South Carolina, Oct. 29, 2026. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Happy Halloween — and welcome back to the future.

My neighbor showed me his kids’ Halloween costumes today; a vampire, a zombie and a clown. “They’re going as Stephen Miller , Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Pete Hegseth ,” he told me.

Laugh or cry, we’ll be here all week. Try the veal.

I wonder what a Todd Blanche outfit looks like?…