A Defiant Stephen Miller Will Double Down on Trumpism

At various points during each of Donald Trump’s two presidencies, the political class has looked up in astonishment and exclaimed, “Goodness me! It looks like Donald Trump is going to govern like Donald Trump!”

I don’t know why anyone should have been surprised. Whatever else you or I may think of him, it was always clear that Donald Trump was going to do things his own way. With the appointment of as White House chief of staff, we have arrived at another one of those moments.

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At various points during each of Donald Trump’s two presidencies, the political class has looked up in astonishment and exclaimed, “Goodness me! It looks like Donald Trump is going to govern like Donald Trump!”

I don’t know why anyone should have been surprised. Whatever else you or I may think of him, it was always clear that Donald Trump was going to do things his own way. With the appointment of as White House chief of staff, we have arrived at another one of those moments.