This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Bloomberg’s tweet referred to a Fox News interview with Kevin Hassett, the director of Donald Trump’s National Economic Council, who’d been asked about a pause and replied, “I think the president is going to decide what the president is going to decide.” (Trump never rules out anything, of course.) If the start of Trump’s second presidency showed an unfamiliar ability to impose its will, the recent stretch has served as a reminder that Trump is Trump, his administration is not run by polished professionals, he hasn’t learned much since his first term, and there’s no master plan that’s going to save the country.
Author: David A. Graham
Published at: 2025-04-07 21:32:00
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