Trump thinks he’s signed a “Nice!” amount of legislation — here’s what he’s really done. Trump won, and Amy Siskind started a list of changes — now it’s a sensation. Can Trump destroy Obama’s legacy? The president seems determined to define his time in office by demolishing what his predecessor did. America’s Mayor: The 45th president is trying to run the White House like it’s city hall. Trump is a Merovingian, a near-perfect reincarnation of an early medieval Germanic king. Social Darwinism is what truly guides Trump. Andrew Sullivan on the perverse presidency of Donald Trump.
Trump’s defenses suggest guilt, not innocence. What happens when a presidency loses its legitimacy? Voting off the apprentice president: Kathleen Geier on the case for impeaching Trump. How long will President Trump survive? Nobody knows, but everyone’s guessing. Just wait: Watergate didn’t become Watergate overnight, either. “Trump is what happens when a political party abandons ideas”: As surprising as Trump’s young presidency has been, it’s also the natural outgrowth of 30 years of Republican pandering to the lowest common denominator in American politics. NBC/WSJ poll: It’s Trump’s base against everyone else.
