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The great government breakdown

Donald Trump thinks he’s good at being president. Trump, an outsider demanding loyalty, struggles to fill top posts. Thread: “Lot of speculation these days about how #Trump Admin will manage a REAL crisis, given its high level of baseline chaos. Let's dive in”. The great government breakdown has begun: Trump is exercising zero restraint, and Republicans aren't stopping him — four years from now, the damage might be irreparable. Thread: “Lessons I learned from Greece #1: abysmal incompetence of populist government leads many to mistaken belief it will be over quickly”. David Brooks on what a failed Trump administration looks like. “After this is all over, I never, ever want to hear again about how businessmen would run the government better than politicians”.