The only coherence in Trump’s policy toward Iran, Afghanistan and North Korea is that it is meant to ... propel Trump toward winning a second term.
[S]hows of force will become worse before gunboat diplomacy gives way to rational negotiation.
Trump now determines who may and who may not become an envoy to his court.
Darroch, a diplomat with almost 30 years of service, also disparaged Trump’s personal skills.
There's nothing free about speech when it comes to Donald Trump though. He's reacted like a toddler in an Oval Office playpen, clattering his ivory crowns, frothing at the mouth over his iPhone, punching his pudgy fingers on his Twitter account.