"US president continues to be an unpredictable force but even his most fervent supporters show signs of growing impatient This was a year of firsts in the political ­history of the United States and pessimists may even say it will go down as a year of lasts. For me, even after all these years of living and working in the US, it was a year of firsts too: the first time"
"the first time I've heard raised ­voices ­between heads of state in public in the Oval Office; the first time I've apologised to viewers for the US president cursing on live TV (and I've now done that twice); the first time I've seen a bulldozer tearing down part of the White House and the first time I've seen the front lawn turned into a car salesroom."
The US president remains an unpredictable political force while even his most fervent supporters display growing impatience. The year produced unprecedented moments in US political history and may be seen as a year of lasts as well. Public episodes included raised voices between heads of state in the Oval Office and live televised cursing by the president that prompted on-air apologies. Physical changes to the White House grounds occurred, including demolition by bulldozer and the front lawn being used as a car salesroom. These events collectively underline volatility in presidential behavior and unusual alterations to standard White House norms.
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