Europe | Donald Berlusconi

What Donald Trump and Silvio Berlusconi have in common

Americans could look to Italy for a taste of things to come

DONALD Trump ended his victory speech with the words: “And I love this country. Thank you.” A fondness for fervently patriotic declarations is just one of many similarities between America’s president-elect and another billionaire who made his fortune from real estate before turning to politics.

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