I didn’t watch his inauguration, but we must all keep an eye on Trump

There was never more of a need for good journalism than to hold this ‘man toddler’ to account, writes Alison O'Connor.

Fri, 27 Jan, 2017 - 00:00

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I did not watch the inauguration of US president Donald Trump last Friday. Certain moments in history are better off not being observed in real time. This was one of those.

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