Just 6 months into his Presidency, Donald Trump's administration seems to be in utter chaos. Public rows, leaks, back-biting, sackings, Twitter rants; is this any way to run a country ?
Trump seems to have few allies outside of a close circle of likeminded friends and his major policy pledges are already experiencing serious difficulties. The abolition of 'Obamacare' has been rejected and the proposed wall between the USA and Mexico has few supporters. Trump's budget, which must be in place by the end of September, faces a turbulent time on its passage through Congress. He, himself, is under severe pressure as stories of links with the Russian government continue to circulate.
Several of Trump's original team have already fallen by the wayside, the latest being his Chief of Staff, Reince Priebus. Priebus was prominent as one of Trump's most ardent supporters but has clearly had enough of the quagmire now surrounding the President. The new Communications Director, Anthony Scaramucci, seems to believe that foul mouthed abuse is little more than 'colourful language', and has launched disgusting tirades against his own White House colleagues soon after taking up his post.
Donald Trump may have been a highly successful business man but politics is a different sort of business and he doesn't understand it. Shouting and throwing his weight around may work in a boardroom when he owns the company, but being President isn't the same as being Chief Executive. He has to learn to listen to others and to conciliate; he must understand how to cajole quietly and convince through argument. If he doesn't learn these skills very quickly, he has little chance of success and no chance of a second term, in fact, he will go down in history as America's worst ever one-term President.
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