Editorial Board

The Dangerous Simplicity of Donald Trump

Trump's travel ban reflects a larger problem with his presidency.

June 29, 2017 at 11:00 AM UTC

By The Editorial Board

The Editorial Board publishes the views of the editors across a range of national and global affairs.

Sloganeer in chief.
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President Donald Trump has always had a weakness for simple and fantastical fixes. Illegal immigration? Build a wall. Jobs moving overseas? Tax imports. Unemployment in Appalachia? Dig more coal. Rising medical costs? Repeal Obamacare.

Trump’s gift for simple slogans served him well as a candidate. As president, however, it is failing him and endangering the country.