Donald ducks the difficult questions

When lies, errors and mistakes are pointed out, Trump never acknowledges he is wrong. He knows his supporters will just believe it as he calls it because he drips authenticity, writes Michael Clifford

As the shutters come down on 2017, there is no escaping the fact that it was the year of Donald Trump.

His achievements since his inauguration in January were considerable if morally reprehensible. He has only managed one major legislative success — on completely false pretences — but he has rewritten the rules of politics, certainly stateside. He has plumbed new depths of deception for an elected leader.