President Trump, of course, is not a career politician, having come from the business world. During his first presidential campaign he started right in smashing political norms, and we remember a commentator on the television news in early 2016 noting that people couldn’t figure Donald Trump’s “angle” precisely for that reason; “If you keep in mind,” the commenter (who is was escapes the mind at this distance in time) “…that he’s not a politician, and remember that he’s still basically a real-estate guy from Queens, you’ll understand him better.”
Even so, in both politics and business, there are occasions that call for a little – or a lot – of self-promotion. There are also occasions where counting coup is in order. On the mess that Joe Biden left behind on our nation’s borders, Trump’s policies are already having a big impact, and yes, the president is…
