How Trump is doing: someone tell Melania

Legislatively: the tax cut bill passed. The real bad stuff on business taxation passed as permanent law in 2017. The remainder to be made permanent was just for show if it had lost. Most of it was needed.

If Trump wants a legacy, he would rationalize business taxation - using value added tax rather than tariffs while taking everyone off the rolls - as well as passing an asset value added tax. It would end cheating. Trump passing that would be ironic, eh?

Most of the permanent government - which is outside of Trump's reach - is doing fine - or at least not too badly. Nothing is getting coverage.

The failures are where Trump is looking. Homeland Security and Justice are major fails - and are losing in court on a consistent basis. The OMB director is attached to the Heritage Foundation agenda - but without legislative concurrence he has no rea power. Tariffs are optics and Ukraine is working out despite Trump. Europe is driving the salvation of Ukraine and Trump knows he must either help or get out of the way.

If Trump went bipartisan, worked on tax reform - including trade, and fired the department heads mentioned (maybe RFK, Jr. - although he is a paper tiger),

Is Melania in on the dysfunction or is she tired of staff who breaks Rule #1 - which is never embarrass the boss. Anyone who has an in with her should share this post if she cares about Donald's (and her) legacy.

Happy Thanksgiving!