Trump’s glitterball of rococo kitsch

President-elect Donald Trump's sheer lack of taste is his best security measure.

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Trump at home: what heaven would like if Liberace had been a decorator
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It will be a while before we know whether Donald Trump's policies will spark an economic boom, or lead America into a new depression, but some people are already feeling the pinch. Take John Di Domenico, a Las Vegas-based Donald Trump impersonator, who made hay during the election campaign charging up to $10,000 per appearance. "It was just insane this last few months," he tells the New York Post. "One week I was in five cities. I would literally not sleep. I would finish a job, go back to my room, get out of makeup and by the time I cleaned my wig, it was time to get to the next city."

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