Opinion by
Fred Hiatt
It’s not true that President Trump has failed to outline his goals for a second term.
Sure, the Republicans failed to adopt a platform at their nominating convention, accelerating their slide from party to cult.
And, true, if you look on Trump’s campaign website, you will find a great deal of boasting about (largely imaginary) accomplishments — and no plans for a second term.
But to an extraordinary degree, Trump’s actions in the closing days of his first presidential term tip us off to how he hopes to reign — yes, reign — in a second. If we return him to office, we won’t be able to say we didn’t see it coming.
And what is “it”? Not any particular ideology, philosophy or program.
No, what Trump is openly showing us is his intention to reshape the U.S. government from an institution designed to serve the nation and its people to one that caters to one man’s whims, prejudices, grudges, vanity and profit.
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