Expressing $e^{2\pi ix}$ in the basis of kernels of $Df = f(x+1) - f(x)$

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Let $Df$ be an operator such that $Df = f(x+1) - f(x)$

Observe that

$$ D(e^{2\pi ix} ) = e^{2\pi i(x+1)} - e^{2 \pi i x} = 0$$

So if we attempt to place it in the basis $(1,x, \frac{1}{2}x(x-1), \frac{1}{3!}x(x-1)(x-2) ... )$

We naively assume that

$$ e^{2\pi i x} = e^{2\pi i (0)} + D(e^{2\pi i x})[0] x + \frac{1}{2}D^2 (e^{2\pi i x} )[0]x(x-1) + ...$$

But this tells us

$$ e^{2\pi i x} = 1 + 0 + 0 + 0 ... $$

Which has me very confused. How do I find cofficients $c_0, c_1 ... $ such that

$$ \sum_{k=0}^{\infty} c_k \begin{pmatrix} x \\ k \end{pmatrix} = e^{2\pi i x} $$

If the operator falls through, does this mean its EVEN possible?