but Trump is also a politician now
The claim that he isn’t is laughable.
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Anyone can make that claim but first can we get a definition of politician here?
As per Merriam-Webster:
politician
1
: a person experienced in the art or science of government
especially : one actively engaged in conducting the business of a government
2 a
: a person engaged in party politics as a profession
b
often disparaging : a person primarily interested in political office for selfish or other narrow usually short-sighted reasons