Over the past month and a half, President Trump has set in motion plans to strike Iran, ordered nationwide immigration raids, threatened punitive and imminent tariffs on Mexico and said he would fight to get a citizenship question on the census that was rejected by the Supreme Court.
Each time, he launched extensive planning, created angst even among his own officials and some supporters and devoted significant government resources to preparation.
And each time, he ultimately pulled the plug.
View the complete July 12 article by Aaron Blake on The Washington Post website here.