Rules of Disorder

President Trump has three rules for operating in the world of government and politics. Time learned of them from a White House official and describes them this way: “When you’re right, you fight. Controversy elevates message. And never apologize.”

The rules sound like Trump and like no other president with the possible exception of Andrew Jackson, who’s a Trump role model. They touch on Trump’s character and are the underpinning of his combative, relentless style.