Banner at justice department just the latest example of how president has imposed himself on daily US life
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ou wouldn’t be alone if you feel that the US more closely resembles North Korea these days – with giant images of the dear leader scowling down on the citizenry, and his name inscribed everywhere from public buildings to street signs, transportation hubs and self-aggrandizing monuments.
Thursday’s unfurling of a massive banner bearing the visage of Donald J Trump, the 47th US president, on the exterior of the Washington headquarters of the federal justice department was only the latest example of how he has imposed himself on every facet of American life. Some critics have called it “dictator vibes”.
Trump’s mighty persona, it seems, cannot be escaped. And it cannot be ignored. Here’s a look at the some of the places where the president has made himself omnipresent, or seeks to, since his return to office last year:
