Source: The Dispatch
by Kevin D Williamson
“Donald Trump was never much of an executive, a fact attested to by his many high-profile failures (the casinos, the Plaza, etc.) and his scams (Trump University, the accounting shenanigans, etc.). He likes to present himself as the ultimate deal-maker, but he is not much of a negotiator, as Vladimir Putin knows. He likes to play at being a tough guy, but he is easily backed down by opponents ranging from Canadian politicians to the Dow Jones Industrial Average, and his weak character makes him vulnerable to flattery. His gift isn’t for business or hardball politics or the Machiavellian exercise of hard power — his gift is for storytelling. … Feuds, histrionic reactions, histrionic reactions to the histrionic reactions — Trump’s political pattern is simply an adaptation of familiar reality-television tropes fitted to the pace of social media.” (04/11/25)
https://thedispatch.com/article/trump-tariffs-immigration-theater-narrative/