The Battles Trump Can’t Stop Fighting
The president has spent the past week re-litigating old conflicts.
This edition of The Atlantic Daily guides readers through the biggest stories of the day. President Trump continues his crusade against the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, alleging that a National Park Service employee caught David Hearn in the act of damaging the pool's coating. However, federal prosecutors have dropped the charges against Hearn, citing evidence from the Department of the Interior that the damage was due to a botched installation.
Despite the lack of evidence, Trump has repeatedly pursued this debunked theory. He has also returned to other personal vendettas and obsessions, such as attacking a former FBI Director and attempting to limit birthright citizenship. These actions often disregard the odds of success and seem to prioritize Trump's desire to fight back over the issues that matter to midterm voters, like affordability.
Additionally, Trump has been attempting to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, despite the Court ruling against him. His commitment to doubling down on his agenda has become a one-size-fits-all strategy, with his irrational belief system seeming immune to evidence and logic.
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