
The problem with Ron DeSantis' mini-Trump pose
CNN
The Florida governor has absorbed the former president's style of politics, and can deliver an approximation of his showmanship in a much younger package. That makes him a threat, writes Ruth Ben-Ghiat. Whatever DeSantis's future plans for his mini-Trump brand, he might take heed of the fates of many ambitious young politicians who have adulated and imitated their strongman, only to find that he turns against them, no matter how loyal a lackey they have been.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has told multiple associates and allies that there’s no chance he will bow to President Donald Trump’s calls for him to resign, vowing to withstand several more months of the president’s unprecedented, multi-pronged assault over Powell’s refusal to lower interest rates.