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Taking the biscuits: the month America confirmed what we all knew

 We all know what it's like to break the rules. That slight rush of glee, followed by the angst and guilt of what consequences may follow. Even when you're taking a biscuit from the cupboard that mum's saved for Christmas, that unease persists. Picture a different biscuit story though. One year, your older brother takes a biscuit. You denounce it, and scold him for his deceit. The next year, your younger sister takes five whole biscuits. You, along with your band of similarly-righteous cousins, have had enough and decide that your sister is banned from Christmas for the foreseeable future. Only now, you're bored. You miss the power you had manipulating your cousins. So you take and scoff the whole biscuit tin. Everyone is outraged, but you tell them you helped establish the rules in previous Christmases. You deserve an extra present, right? Right? *** Over the past fortnight, President Trump has well and truly taken the biscuit. By staging a shocking coup to remove the ...