Clearly smarting from his ignominious A.W.I. upending by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. the previous week, Donald Trump emphatically (54.6 percent!) reclaimed his position as top Attention Whore. He won by being even more exhaustingly noisy than usual—threatening American cities, imposing his unwelcome self on sporting events … though still clamming up on topics he’d rather avoid, such as Jeffrey Epstein and the economy. Trump’s performance left only scraps for the rest of the field, but let the record show that Treasury secretary and would-be brawler Scott Bessent was second (10.8 percent) and health-eradicating health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. third (10.4 percent).
This week’s candidates just ahead, but first:
