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Octavia Butler used 'make America great again' in book years before Trump, but she didn't coin phrase

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A presidential character in the author's 1998 "Parable of the Talents" was inspired by Ronald Reagan, who used the campaign slogan in 1980.

A presidential character in the author's 1998 "Parable of the Talents" was inspired by Ronald Reagan, who used the campaign slogan in 1980.

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Snopes broke the news in United States 1 month ago on Monday, February 9, 2026.

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