# The ‘adults in the room’ won’t save you

- Source: Financial Times
- Published: 2026-10-21T11:32:56+00:00
- Category: Business
- Original: https://www.ft.com/content/2773c5ab-1bb6-4110-b6a7-c467b7b89717?syn-25a6b1a6=1
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The hope that wise subordinates would curb the likes of Donald Trump was always a misunderstanding of politics

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