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Received — 1 June 2026 El País - English

Trump, mayor (and emperor) of Washington

Portrait of Trump on a sign that last week covered works at the roundabout in front of the train station.

Rare is the day Washington residents do not wake up to a new jolt courtesy of U.S. President Donald Trump. And it is not only — though it is also — because of the war with Iran, his use of the press to poison public opinion, or his disrespectful posts on Truth Social. It is because of the unilateral renovations that Trump is undertaking in the U.S. capital, like a mayor with unlimited budget and power, like a Roman emperor or a king obsessed with a city.

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Works in the park facing the north side of the White House.Renovation of the pond in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington.National Guard soldiers deployed by order of Trump in front of the Lincoln Memorial in WashingtonBanner bearing the president’s face unfurled over the Department of Justice.Meridian Hill Park in Washington, where fountains and pools are flowing again.'King of the World,' a statue depicting Trump and Epstein, installed in March in front of the Capitol.

Secrets, UFOs, and smokescreens: Why Washington is obsessed with extraterrestrials

Stephen Bassett, ufologist, political activist and lobbyist, in Washington, May 14.

Let’s start with the proven facts: Disclosure Day is the most anticipated film of the summer. Its director and screenwriter, Steven Spielberg, revealed details about its plot this week on one of Stephen Colbert’s final shows: he says it tells the story of the theft by officials, “committed to the truth,” of all information held by the government “about UFOs and extraterrestrial visits,” and the system’s desperate attempts to prevent it being revealed.

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Front pages of the 'Roswell Daily Record' for July 9 and 10, 1947.Emily Blunt, in a promotional still from Steven Spielberg's film ‘Disclosure Day.’Screening of the documentary ‘The Age of Disclosure’ at the Capitol for members of Congress.Dan Farah, director and producer of ‘The Age of Disclosure,’ alongside Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
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