Morality Is Negotiable for Mr. Trump
Even on matters of near-perfect moral clarity, he is often transactional and capricious. If he does the right thing, there must be an angle.
.. His word is never final; it’s only the latest in a never-ending set of tactical adjustments made with one eye on his poll numbers, and the other on Fox News.
.. Conservatives erupted. Ann Coulter, author of “In Trump We Trust,” unleashed a stream of protests, demanding that he be impeached.
.. Of course, Mr. Trump always saw the wall as more of a campaign slogan than a possibility. Even congressional Republicans are balking at handing him billions for a quixotic project
.. conservative Never-Trump stalwart William Kristol had sound advice on dealing with Mr. Trump.
“To liberals, centrists & conservatives,” he wrote, “work for good policies during Trump’s presidency; never lose sight of his unfitness to be president.”
No one should cheer Mr. Trump’s latest moves as a pivot toward principles. So far, his main operating principle seems to be service to himself.