The calm before America's political storm

For all the cost, chaos, and bloodshed, Operation City Surge has yielded meagre results, and the frustration from hardliners is palpable, writes Marion McKeone

Manufacturing a crisis, and then demanding credit for fixing it, has long been a hallmark of Donald Trump’s presidency.

THE cascading crisis of leadership that triggered the killings of two US citizens by federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents came from the top.

Manufacturing a crisis, and then demanding credit for fixing it, has long been a hallmark of Donald Trump’s presidency.