Jonathan Bernstein, Columnist

President Trump Is Asking to Be Ignored

His latest whopper is another step on the road to an incredibly weak administration.

March 3, 2017 at 5:04 PM UTC

Jonathan Bernstein is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering politics. A former professor of political science at the University of Texas at San Antonio, he wrote A Plain Blog About Politics.

All politicians spin. This is different.
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The President of the United States, utterly ignoring reality:

The truth? After Rick Perry and Ben Carson were confirmed by the Senate on Thursday, only two major cabinet officials remain unconfirmed. And it's difficult to blame Senate Democrats for stalling Agriculture nominee Sonny Perdue or Labor nominee Alexander Acosta, since the White House has still not formally submitted their nominations to the Senate.