Trump’s transactional presidency takes a more brazen turn

Trump’s transactional presidency takes a more brazen turn

By Aaron Blake, CNN (CNN) — Few things have defined President Donald Trump’s second term as much as his transactionalism. He’s gone to great lengths to wield potential official actions for political and even personal gain in ways simply not seen since at least Watergate.It’s this same sensibility that led to Trump’s first impeachment in

Trump’s Quid Pro Quos Are Getting More Explicit

Aaron Blake: “Few things have defined President Donald Trump’s second term as much as his transactionalism. He’s gone to great lengths to wield potential official actions for political and even personal gain in ways simply not seen since at least Watergate.” “It’s this same sensibility that led to Trump’s first impeachment in 2019, after he […]

Monuments To The Trump Presidency

I'm not going to say it will be good if, as seems likely, Trump turns the Kennedy Center into a giant crater, but it would be a fitting monument to the era.I'm placing my bets on them trashing the place inside so that it will have to be demolished, leaving that task to someone else.Future administrations could arrest everyone involved, of course.Could.People don't need to fear actual prison. They need to fear a Justice Department dedicated to ma…