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Weekend Long Read: A Weaker Trump may be a Louder Trump, Zoellick Says

Published: Oct. 24, 2026  12:00 p.m.  GMT+8
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Robert Zoellick
Robert Zoellick

Robert Zoellick expects U.S. President Donald Trump to emerge from November’s midterm elections with less power. He does not expect him to make less noise.

As the U.S. president’s influence wanes, the former World Bank president argues, his instinct will be to find ever more dramatic ways to command attention. Congressional setbacks and the first stirrings of a succession contest could leave Trump with fewer ways to govern, but plenty of reasons to dominate the news.

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