Cracks are appearing in Donald Trump’s armour. Let’s consider his self-inflicted wounds.
For now,Australia’s democracy has Peter Dutton as the main voice of opposition. America’s system allows for no such powerful voice.
They have form when it comes to intervening in foreign election campaigns – and Peter Dutton might welcome that more than Anthony Albanese.
It appears the president is getting his own way on many fronts,but a storm is brewing in Congress which may derail his momentum.
President Donald Trump knows exactly what he is doing. And so do his fervent supporters. He intends to do it all. And they want him to.
If Trump dismantles American democracy,Australia must answer a tough question.
He lived for 100 years. While Jimmy Carter could not fulfil his goals as president,the values he stood for – honesty,compassion,morality – endure.
And Australia can’t be assured that it will escape a rampant re-elected president’s punishments.
Investigative journalist Bob Woodward believes America is at a “dangerous moment” in his new book.
More is in play here than a father’s unrelenting grief over the welfare of his child. There is family history and emotion,and then there is politics.