Roughly 90% of President Trump and his team’s day-to-day activities are meant simply to goad an overreaction from his opponents. The freak-outs distract from legitimate scandals, and they provide the president and his people with a good laugh.

You think Trump’s adversaries in Congress and the press would try to stay focused and deny him and his cohort the satisfaction. You would be very wrong, though. These people still don’t understand with whom they are dealing.