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London (CNN)When you are President of the United States, your words matter. Not just to your own voters, not just to your own citizens, but to people in every corner of the planet.
It’s the inevitable reality of holding the most powerful office in the most powerful country on earth. Every other world leader, ally or enemy, is beneath you on the food chain and watches your every action. They take cues from you; they seek your leadership and they attempt to find ways to exploit your weaknesses.
That’s why Donald Trump’s suggestions that the election should be delayed for the first time ever — and his evidence-free claims that “2020 will be the most inaccurate and fraudulent” vote in history — matter for reasons beyond the President’s own political fate.
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