This week President Trump ranted about the disloyalty of American Jews who vote for Democrats, picked a fight with Denmark over the sale of Greenland, escalated his trade war with China on Twitter, called his own appointment to lead the Fed an “enemy” on par with the ruler of communist China, and then joked about the resulting stock market crash.
Every so often, we get a story about Republicans who support Trump’s policies but wish he would lay off Twitter. Or, if he’s relatively calm for a short period of time, we get some people arguing he’s somehow growing into the presidency. There’s also another strain of argument among armchair psychologists that pops up during his outbursts that he’s finally “losing it.”
In reality, the truth is that Trump has always been the same and will never change. His temper may flare up more on some days than others, but ultimately, he is not suddenly becoming mentally unstable, nor is he magically going to become more presidential. He just is who he is.
Whether you’re a supporter, a hater, or somebody who made peace with his volatility because you prefer him to any Democrats, the bottom line is that Trump should not be expected to change at all.
