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What Donald Trump’s Abandoned Shoe Reveals About Him and America

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In the rush to safety after shots were fired, Trump left one shoe on stage. What 81 seconds of crisis say about him–and our political moment.

Ben Sherwood
Ben Sherwood 

Publisher & CEO

Donald Trump's abandoned black polished Oxford shoe, on a red carpet
Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Image
Ben Sherwood

Ben Sherwood

Publisher & CEO

ben.sherwood@thedailybeast.com

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