What to expect from the second half of Donald Trump’s first term
Thus far the president has been lucky. It may not last
DONALD TRUMP’S nerve-jangling presidential term began its second half with a federal-government shut down, seesawing markets and the ejection of reassuring cabinet members like Generals John Kelly and James Mattis. As Mr Trump’s opponents called this a disaster, his supporters lambasted their criticism as hysterical—wasn’t everybody saying a year ago that it was sinister to have so many generals in the cabinet?
This article appeared in the Leaders section of the print edition under the headline “The Trump Show, season two”
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