Mr Trump’s disregard for domestic and international norms represents an unprecedented challenge to established institutions.
The US presidency has not always been held by men of distinction and honour, but Donald Trump is by some distance its least qualified occupant. The leader of the world’s sole superpower has no record of political or military service and is ignorant of foreign affairs. Throughout his campaign, he repeatedly showed himself to be a racist, a misogynist, a braggart and a narcissist.
The naive hope that Mr Trump’s victory would herald a great moderation was dispelled by his conduct during the transition. He …read more
Source: New Statesman
