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Former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura has made claims that former President Donald Trump copied his strategies to win the presidency in 2016. Ventura, speaking to WCCO-TV, asserted that Trump sought advice from him back in 2000 regarding Ventura's successful gubernatorial campaign in 1998. According to Ventura, Trump's campaign "copied me to a 'T,'" referring to the blueprint that led to Ventura's victory.
Ventura's comments shed light on the behind-the-scenes interactions between political figures and their strategies for electoral success. The claim that Trump emulated Ventura's tactics raises questions about the influence of. . .
