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        <title><![CDATA[Timothy L. O'Brien - Senior Executive Editor:Bloomberg Opinion]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Timothy L. O'Brien is senior executive editor of Bloomberg Opinion. A former editor and reporter for the New York Times, he is author of “TrumpNation: The Art of Being the Donald.”]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Got Schooled by Iran. He’ll Never Learn]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-09/iran-war-shows-trump-is-getting-schooled</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Timothy L. O'Brien]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:00:09 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>UNITED STATES - APRIL 6: President Donald Trump mimics firing a gun during a news conference in the White House briefing room about the war in Iran on Monday, April 6, 2026. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images/Getty Images</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Has Never Been a Planner, and in War That’s Deadly]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-12/iran-war-trump-has-never-been-a-planner-and-now-that-s-deadly</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Timothy L. O'Brien]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 09:00:03 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>DORAL, FLORIDA - MARCH 09: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters during a news conference at Trump National Doral Miami on March 9, 2026 in Doral, Florida. President Trump spoke on his administration&apos;s strikes on Iran. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump’s UAE Chip Deal Is a National Security Risk]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-02/trump-s-uae-chip-deal-is-a-national-security-risk</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Timothy L. O'Brien]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 10:00:26 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>US President Donald Trump (R) attends a business forum in Abu Dhabi on May 16, 2025. The United Arab Emirates is the third leg of Trump&apos;s visit to the region, which has already taken him to Saudi Arabia and Qatar. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP) (Photo by GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP via Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Dimon Now Has a $5 Billion Reason to Stand Up to Trump]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-01-23/dimon-now-has-a-5-billion-reason-to-stand-up-to-trump</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Timothy L. O'Brien]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 10:00:32 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Lesson in courage.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump’s Tabloid Presidency Is a Recipe for Chaos]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-01-21/trump-s-tabloid-presidency-is-a-recipe-for-chaos</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Timothy L. O'Brien]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 12:50:03 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Agent of pandemonium.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Stoked the Epstein Scandal. It’s Come Back to Bite Him.]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-11-13/epstein-emails-is-trump-caught-in-his-own-trap</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Timothy L. O'Brien]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 10:00:08 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>US President Donald Trump during a swearing-in ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. Sergio Gor is being sworn in as ambassador to India at a time when tensions between the two countries are running high.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Is Turning the White House Into a Golden Goose]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-10-24/east-wing-demolition-trump-and-the-white-house-golden-grift</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Timothy L. O'Brien]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2025 09:00:09 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Very gold.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Will Trump Do It? It Pays to Bet ‘No’]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Polymarket data shows wagers against Trump taking action would have yielded returns similar to the S&P 500. And gambling that he'll actually follow through was a losing proposition.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/features/2025-10-20/polymarket-bets-on-trump-inaction-pay-off</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Carolyn Silverman]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2025 09:00:12 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>A simple rule on Trump would’ve made you money on Polymarket.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump’s $15 Billion NY Times Suit Also Has a Serious Intent]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The president wants to tear down another vital institution while unwinding legal protections for the media.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-09-17/trump-s-15-billion-nyt-lawsuit-also-has-a-serious-intent</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Timothy L. O'Brien]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2025 09:00:18 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Former US President Donald Trump at Manhattan criminal court in New York, US, on Tuesday, May 21, 2024. Trump faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records as part of an alleged scheme to silence claims of extramarital sexual encounters during his 2016 presidential campaign.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Don’t Expect Trump to Put Ukraine or Europe Above Himself]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[All of the energy that goes into speculating about the president’s grand designs or philosophy about Putin or anything else is a distraction.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-08-18/trump-putin-meeting-don-t-expect-president-to-put-ukraine-above-himself</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Timothy L. O'Brien]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2025 10:00:32 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, US President Donald Trump (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) walk to hold a joint press conference following a US-Russia summit on Ukraine at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15, 2025. (Photo by Gavriil GRIGOROV / POOL / AFP) (Photo by GAVRIIL GRIGOROV/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Can’t Put the Epstein Genie Back in the Bottle]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The purveyor-in-chief of conspiracy theories is being steamrolled by one he encouraged and is unable to spin.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-21/trump-can-t-put-the-epstein-genie-back-in-the-bottle-he-helped-open</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Timothy L. O'Brien]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2025 10:30:21 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>US President Donald Trump speaks during a signing ceremony for the GENIUS Act in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, July 18, 2025. Congress delivered a watershed victory for the crypto industry Thursday, passing the first federal legislation to regulate stablecoins and clearing the way for broader use of the technology in everyday finance.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Epstein Conspiracies Split Trump, Musk and the MAGAsphere]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The president is learning the consequences of courting outlandish theories.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-14/epstein-conspiracies-split-trump-musk-and-the-magasphere</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Timothy L. O'Brien]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 10:30:19 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 05: Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks alongside U.S. President Donald Trump at a roundtable in the State Dining Room at the White House on June 05, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump held the roundtable for members of the Fraternal Order of Police. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Mobile Joins the Oval Office Sales Parade]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Whether directly peddling products or not, the president is a walking financial conflict of interest who routinely enriches himself.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-06-17/trump-mobile-joins-the-oval-office-sales-parade</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Timothy L. O'Brien]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2025 09:00:31 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>MIAMI, FLORIDA - JUNE 16: In this photo illustration, an iPhone displays the website for The Trump Organization&apos;s mobile phone service and a Trump-branded smartphone on June 16, 2025 in Miami, Florida. According to the website, Trump Mobile offers both a cellular plan and a smartphone that will provide the same coverage as the three nationwide phone service carriers. (Photo illustration by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump’s Birthday Parade Isn’t a Harmless Military Spectacle]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Don’t let the president’s party distract from the blunt force he is more than eager to deploy in cities like Los Angeles.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-06-12/los-angeles-protests-trump-s-birthday-parade-isn-t-harmless-military-spectacle</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Timothy L. O'Brien]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2025 09:00:12 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>With the Washington Monument in the background, a US Army soldier walks past heavy equipment taking part in the Army&apos;s 250th birthday celebration parade during a preview at West Potomac Park in Washington, DC on June 11, 2025. A military parade and celebration of the 250th birthday of the US Army will be held in Washington, DC, on June 14, which also coincides with President Donald Trump&apos;s 78th birthday. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[This TACO Gives Trump Indigestion, So Watch Out]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The acronym — Trump Always Chickens Out — bruises the president’s ego and invites a chaotic response, mostly because it’s on the money.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-05-30/this-taco-gives-trump-indigestion-so-watch-out</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Timothy L. O'Brien]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2025 09:00:11 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Fowl play.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Created an Economic Sinkhole. He Doesn’t Care]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[There is no strategy behind the tariff chaos — it’s all about personal grievances and settling scores. ]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-04-07/trump-s-tariffs-created-an-economic-sinkhole-he-doesn-t-care</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Timothy L. O'Brien]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2025 10:00:07 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 3: U.S. President Donald Trump gestures to members of the media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on April 3, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump spoke a day after announcing sweeping new tariffs targeting goods imported to the U.S. on countries including China, Japan and India.(Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump’s Dealmaking Is All About Him]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[From effectively ending the war in Ukraine to setting tariffs, the president’s negotiating skills are coming up short.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-03-10/trump-s-dealmaking-is-all-about-him</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Timothy L. O'Brien]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2025 09:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 07: U.S. President Donald Trump holds up an executive order alongside President of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Gianni Infantino in the Oval Office at the White House on March 07, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump signed an executive order establishing a White House Task Force for the 2026 World Cup. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Isn’t Playacting When He Invokes Napoleon]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The president is fawning over strongmen past and present because he wants to emulate them.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-02-18/trump-is-serious-about-the-napoleon-option</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Timothy L. O'Brien]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2025 12:00:09 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>US President Donald Trump during an executive order signing in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. The Trump administration is laying off 1,300 employees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shrinking the public health agency as part of an effort to cut costs across the federal government.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Surprise: Trump’s Inauguration Didn’t Offer Unity After All]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Presidents usually try for soaring poetry when they’re sworn in. Not this one.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Timothy L. O'Brien]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2025 10:00:04 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Only the necktie was bipartisan.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump’s Felony Conviction Matters — Just Not to His Supporters]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The president-elect tried hard to forestall the black mark, but it won’t matter much to the movement he leads.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Timothy L. O'Brien]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jan 2025 12:00:11 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Former US President Donald Trump, center, after the verdict was read at Manhattan criminal court in New York, US, on Thursday, May 30, 2024. A New York jury found Donald Trump guilty of multiple felonies at his hush-money trial, making him the first former US president to be convicted of crimes.</media:description>
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