[P]erhaps Trump’s most striking "gangster" characteristic –… - Sherelle Jacobs

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[P]erhaps Trump’s most striking "gangster" characteristic – and the one that has won him so many fans – is his bloody-minded focus. The reason we are mesmerised by the Hollywood gangster character – why we both fear him and deep down want to be him – is that he knows what he wants, and he goes out and gets it, not giving a damn about whatever or whoever stands in his way.

Sherelle Jacobs

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Sherelle Jacobs (born 1988) is a British journalist. She is the Assistant Comment Editor at The Daily Telegraph and has previously written for The Guardian.

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Alternative Names: Shelly Jacobs • Sherelle Emma Jacobs

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