Donald Trump, the 45th and soon to be 47th president, is almost certainly the most important

American political figure of the 21st century.

Trump has told voters that he would be a dictator on his first day back in office, and

now he has an open field run to remake American government and society.

Tonight, we'll talk about how he won and what he'll do with the power he's been handed.

Next.

This is Washington Week with the Atlantic.

Good evening and welcome to Washington Week.

Well, here we are, the sequel, Trump 2, the Revenge of Maga.

This election marked, among other things,

the birth of a new Republican-led multiracial working-class coalition and the beginning of an upheaval

in the Democratic Party. There's a lot to unpack here, so I want to jump right in with our panel.

Tim Alberta is a staff writer at the Atlantic and the author of The Kingdom, The Power, and the

glory. Susan Glasser is a staff writer at the Atlantic and the author of The Kingdom, The Power, and the Glory.

Susan Glasser is a staff writer at The New Yorker and author, with Peter Baker, of The Divider, Trump in the White House, 2017 to 2021.

Helen Lewis is a staff writer at the Atlantic, and Asma Khalid is the White House correspondent for NPR and a political contributor to ABC News.

Well, hello, everyone.

We're here.

We're here.

We're on the other side of the election.

And there's a lot to talk about.

I want to play, Susan, for you and for everyone, a brief clip from the campaign that I think exemplifies

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