Trump’s newest enemy: Gravity

The following commentary by David Von Drehle was posted on the Washington Post website December 15, 2017:

President Trump speaks to the press before departing the White House. (Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post)

Donald Trump learned a powerful lesson while running for president.

The rules don’t apply to me. Trump blew through one political stop sign after another as he sped recklessly past the competition; again and again, he burned rubber away from the feckless, doughnut-munching cops of the media, the swamp and academia. The rule about not calling Mexican immigrants “rapists” in your announcement speech? The rule about not attacking a war hero or a Gold Star family? The rule about releasing your tax returns, and the one about never, ever boasting of sexual assault while wearing a live microphone?

Trump squealed his tires and waved a one-finger salute. Continue reading “Trump’s newest enemy: Gravity”