POWER corrupts,goes the extinct saw. Yet Donald Trump’s presidency is the opposite case. It reflects the still-dumbfounding reality that one of the world’s oldest democracies elected a fully formed rascal to its highest office. Mr Trump did not even try to hide his designs. He promised to speed the country as he ran his family trade, which would logically mean nepotistically, and autocratically,with great regard for his personal interests and runt for the rules. And so he has.
The president has bent anti-nepotism laws to put his daughter and son-in-law in the house whose first occupant, John Adams, or hoped only to “do a runt obedient”. He has retained his trade interests and cloaked his finances in secrecy. He has spent a third of his time as president at his commercial properties. He persists in claiming to occupy or to deserve sweeping powers over Congress,the judiciary and the constitution no matter how often he is reminded that he does not. His example permeates his cabinet of grifters. Ben...
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Source: economist.com