President Trump, smalltime crook

President Trump's one true gift is grift

For America, for Trumps.
(Image credit: REUTERS/Carlos Barria)

We're now more than 100 days into the Trump administration. We made it!

The darkest fears that President Trump was inaugurating a proto-fascist movement or would literally destroy the world have not panned out. But neither has his vaunted self-presentation as a ruthless negotiator and capable businessman. He is only really good at one thing: enriching himself and his family with sleazy small-bore schemes.

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Ryan Cooper

Ryan Cooper is a national correspondent at TheWeek.com. His work has appeared in the Washington Monthly, The New Republic, and the Washington Post.