Trump is just not adding up


Man on a mad mission: Trump is engaging the full power of the presidency to settle scores, says the writer. — HAIYUN JIANG/The New York Times

YOU have to give it to Donald Trump. The man is a marvel at multitasking.

In one sensational swoop, the US President was able to set the global economy reeling, shatter America’s alliances, shred its standing in the world, tank consumer confidence, scupper the Kennedy Center, and tart up the Oval Office, turning it into Caesars Palace on the Potomac.

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