found online by Raymond
From Jonathan Bernstein:
- ITEM: Trump frequently claims he’ll do something — roll out a plan, make a decision — “in two weeks” and then does not follow up.
- ITEM: Trump’s $110 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia turned out to be almost entirely fictional — turns out that what “deals” there were preceded the Trump administration, and nothing in the new “deal” moved forward from previous tentative steps.
- ITEM: Trump on Monday held a mock signing ceremony for his decision to endorse privatizing air traffic control.
- ITEM: EPA administrator Scott Pruitt has been touting 50,000 new coal jobs which turn out to be closer to 1,000 new coal jobs.
The accomplishments of the Trump administration have a knack for turning out to be hollow — this week has been a pretty brutal reminder of that, and it’s only Tuesday. But how does it affect Trump’s ability to govern?