Episode

New Report: Trump Compares Himself to Past Emperors

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The Beat with Ari Melber

Published

Apr 30, 2026

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2478

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Summary

The Atlantic reports that Trump allies say he's "begun thinking about himself less as a peer of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln," and more as an addition to the trifecta of "great men," Alexander the Great, Julius Cesar and Napoleon Bonaparte. MS NOW's Ayman Mohyeldin reports and is joined by The Atlantic's Ashley Parker.