Leid Stories--Even As He Sinks, Trump Still Must Serve His Many Masters--12.17.18

President Donald Trump is sinking. The lifelines that tethered his "outsider" campaign to a new-found Republican base are fraying, and many Republican stalwarts believe Trump's personal conduct and multiple legal woes have done irreparable harm to the party.

Trump's dismissive attitude is costing him, not least because his presidential "brand" and that of his administration resonate increasingly  negatively, both at home and abroad.

Leid Stories discusses the irony that Trump's assertion of strength is contradicted by the many ways he has placed himself, his administration and the country in jeopardy.