Assassination, Truck Attack Point to Unpredictability Facing Trump

President-elect’s initial responses suggest his White House will take a sharply different approach to unexpected crises

Mr. Trump’s written statements just hours after the incidents were a notable contrast from those coming out of the Obama White House.

He labeled the assassin in Ankara a “radical Islamic terrorist,” even though Turkish authorities hadn’t yet drawn conclusions about the gunmen’s possible affiliations or motivations, whereas the White House simply stressed President Barack Obama’s “determination to confront terrorism.”

.. “With Obama you get thoughtfulness, but you don’t get any decisiveness. You don’t get any anger. You don’t get any passion. And I think people need a little bit of that,” Mr. Jeffrey said.