"For the past few weeks, President Donald Trump has seemed uncharacteristically passive. His own Republican Party bucked him on the release of files related to Jeffrey Epstein-in a movement partly led by Marjorie Taylor Greene, who once seemed like his staunchest apostle. His U.S. House gerrymandering campaign faltered under opposition from the GOP in deep-red Indiana, of all places. He even seemed awed by Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect of New York City, in an Oval Office meeting."
"In recent days, though, the president has posted a series of angry tirades, apparently determined to reclaim his role driving the news. During his first administration, Trump seemed to sow the most chaos after hours on Twitter, when his advisers had gone home for the night. His second administration may have no more "adults in the room," yet the timing, during a holiday when he had more free time and fewer constraints, seems noteworthy."
President Donald Trump had appeared uncharacteristically passive after recent political setbacks, including his party's resistance to releasing Jeffrey Epstein-related files and a failed gerrymandering effort in deep-red Indiana. He even appeared awed by Zohran Mamdani in an Oval Office meeting. In recent days, he posted a series of angry tirades during a holiday period, aiming to reclaim a role driving the news. The outburst followed the shooting of two West Virginia National Guard members in Washington, D.C., one fatally wounded. The suspect, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, is an Afghan asylum recipient who had worked with the CIA. When asked about attending a funeral, Trump pivoted to praising his electoral performance; he later posted an image referencing Kabul's evacuation.
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