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The response from the media was immediate and intense. The latest issue of The Economist prominently features Trump on its cover, referring to him as "Mr. Trump" and critiquing his lack of engagement with presidential history. Specifically, the article mentions Trump's apparent unfamiliarity with key concepts, such as bimetallism, and points to his foray into cryptocurrency with his own Trump and Melania coins. Despite these jabs, the crux of the article delves deeper, linking Trump to William McKinley, an imperialist president known for his support of high tariffs and favored by the commercial elite of his time.