Take the Money and Run (the World)

“The first time, I had two things to do—run the country and survive; I had all these crooked guys. And the second time, I run the country and the world.” (It wasn’t that long ago that he was running from the law…) The Atlantic (Gift Article) sat down with the president. And he seems to be feeling pretty good about things. I Run the Country and the World: “Donald Trump believes he’s invincible. But the cracks are beginning to show.”

+ The New Yorker: One Hundred Days of Ineptitude. “Now we know that Donald Trump’s first term, his initial attempt at authoritarian primacy, was amateur hour, a fitful rehearsal.”

+ The economy may be suffering. And polls may be plunging. But maybe those aren’t the measuring sticks Trump is using. Steven Rattner in the NYT (Gift Article): Trump’s Biggest Beneficiary: Himself. (And himself is doing quite well thank you very much…) “Remember the outrage when he refused to divest his financial holdings or when he used a Washington hotel he owned as a kind of White House waiting room? Those moves seem quaint in comparison.”