Donald Trump Goes Scorched-Earth in Wild, Angry Arizona Speech
The president showed that he’s increasingly frustrated, often isolated, and ever willing to lash out at any and all perceived enemies.
LACHLAN MARKAY
ASAWIN SUEBSAENG
08.23.17 12:29 AM ET
Five days ago, Sen. Bob Corker calmly looked into the cameras of local Tennessee news stations and stated that he had doubts about President Donald Trump’s stability.
It was a shocking assessment and not just because Corker is not a man known for hyperbole. These types of things aren’t said about presidents; certainly not in the open. But it was said by Corker, and for the fairly clear purpose of putting Trump on notice that Senate Republicans were running out of patience with his presidency.
On Tuesday night, Donald Trump did little to earn back more patience. Those, like Corker, who were hoping that the president would suddenly discover a more conciliatory side were likely left severely disappointed by a rally that was equal parts angry, combative, rambling and foreboding.
To say Trump was in campaign mode would probably be to overstate how he was on the previous campaign. Speaking in Phoenix, he viciously attacked the news media, left-wing protesters, and members of his own party whom he blames for the stalling of his legislative agenda.
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