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Romania Is Steamrollered by Global Trumpism

A man wearing a Romanian flag with a portrait of presidential candidate Călin Georgescu in Bucharest on Jan. 24.

Photographer: Daniel Mihailescu/AFP/Getty Images

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When police in Romania pulled over Călin Georgescu, the far-right presidential candidate got his driver to film it all and ship the clip to an influencer known to be close to Elon Musk.