He tweets about federal prosecutors' sentencing recommendation for his old friend, convicted felon Roger Stone, and the Justice Department, appearing to abandon its independence, files a memo calling for "far less" prison time instead. All four prosecutors quit the case, and two resigned from the US attorney's office in Washington, DC.
Trump boasts about a robust economy, but then summarily cuts the 2.5% pay raise slated for millions of federal employees down to 1%. He offers no justification beyond a simple declaration that "national emergency or serious economic conditions" necessitated the cut.
Days after he is acquitted in the Senate impeachment trial, Trump removes Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman — and his twin brother — from the National Security Council, in what can only be explained as an act of retaliation after Vindman answered a subpoena and testified in the House impeachment inquiry. Vindman's brother got the ax because, well, Trump could.
We should expect the President to crash through all the norms and traditions that create the foundation of Washington to demonstrate his personal power and fulfill his campaign promise "to win so much you are going to be so sick and tired of winning." But if you think Trump's "winning" will have something to do with the public good, think again.