Trump’s Narrative Shift

Playbook: “The prevailing sense at the end of week one was that Trump 2.0 was altogether more polished and professional than Trump 1.0. This time around, so the thinking went, the administration would be able to execute on its goals with strategic precision — an impression bolstered by the blitz of well-prepared executive actions that defined his initial days back on the job.”

“At the end of week two, though, things appear a bit different: Trump 2.0 suddenly looks less like a break from the occasional half-cocked chaos of Trump 1.0 than simply its more grown-up sequel. Rather than an altogether different administration, it seems to have some of the same flaws of Trump’s first go-around.”