The following article by David Smith was posted on the Guardian website December 29, 2017:
What may be America’s strangest presidency ever has been a radical departure – in tone if not in substance – not least over race, the media and the environment
This is arguably the strangest presidency in America’s 241-year history.
Donald Trump, billionaire businessman and reality TV celebrity, rises at the crack of dawn, compulsively watches cable news, impulsively rattles off thoughts on Twitter and lives in perpetual campaign mode, re-enacting old battles against Hillary Clinton and arming for new ones against the media, Robert Mueller and his next Democratic foe. Continue reading “Trump’s progress report: his impact so far and what to watch for next year”