{"id":159,"date":"2026-01-22T14:40:37","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T14:40:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mytrumpdiary.com\/blog\/?p=159"},"modified":"2026-01-22T14:56:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T14:56:39","slug":"one-year-in-and-three-long-years-to-go-if-we-last-that-long","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mytrumpdiary.com\/blog\/index.php\/2026\/01\/22\/one-year-in-and-three-long-years-to-go-if-we-last-that-long\/","title":{"rendered":"One Year In, and Three Long Years to Go (if we last that long)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; min_height=&#8221;143px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;52px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_css_free_form=&#8221;p {||||        margin-bottom: 10px; \/* Adds space below the line *\/||        padding-bottom: 10px; \/* Adds space between text and the line *\/||    }&#8221; 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