With his presidency in turmoil, Trump keeps returning to past victories - and old foes
By Abby Phillip and Jenna Johnson April 12 at 6:50 PM
He boasted of besting Jeb Bush in the Republican primary campaign for months after the former Florida governor had left the race. Even after securing the Republican Party’s nomination, he would rattle off his vote tally, noting how it dwarfed the performance of Ohio Gov. John Kasich.
And now nearly three months into his presidency — and more than five months after the election — Trump continues to relive his political victory over Hillary Clinton and her allies.
The counterpuncher in chief finds himself looking in the rearview mirror in search of sparring partners, repeatedly settling on Clinton, former president Barack Obama and others from the long-finished campaign.
No one within earshot of the president in recent months has gone long without hearing about his electoral college victory over Clinton. And on Syria policy, the economy, infrastructure investments and the ongoing probe over his campaign’s ties to Russia, Trump has used Obama and his aides as foils for his administration.
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