Washington * He shuts down the government, maybe for “years.” He wants a wall that is “transparent,” then concrete, then slatted, then steel. One moment he’s leaving Syria, the next he isn’t. He’s watching too much TV and yelling at everyone.
The Trump presidency turns two this month, and though we often hear the mantra "this is not normal," what the president is doing actually is normal. For a 2-year-old.
If you want to understand this White House, turn off Wolf Blitzer and pick up Benjamin Spock. The ninth edition of the late pediatrician's famous guide, first published in 1946, tells us all we need to know about this presidency as it approaches its second birthday:
The 2-year-old "has a hard time making up his mind, and then he wants to change it," his "understanding of the world is still so limited," and "he becomes bolder and more daring in his experiments.