Donald Trump’s behaviour as president-elect does not bode well

He has encroached on Barack Obama’s presidency, meddled in foreign policy, and his scattershot tweeting worries even Republicans, says Elizabeth Drew
Donald Trump’s behaviour as president-elect does not bode well
Mon, 16 Jan, 2017 - 00:00

WITH Donald Trump’s inauguration as president just days away, the strangest post-election transition in US history is about to end.

That transition has demonstrated how unpredictable life with President Trump will be. A president-elect typically uses the transition to make cabinet choices and to study up on the issues he will soon confront, but keeps quiet on policy.

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