To mark the first anniversary of his inauguration, Donald Trump held a news conference that was perhaps his most peculiar yet. Armed with a thick sheaf of papers and a stack of laminated mugshots from ICE raids in Minnesota, the leader of the free world embarked on a repetitive, rambling weave of familiar and improbable boasts.
Slow, and low-energy, his delivery didn’t inspire and must have made anyone watching wonder about how this character – 80 years old in June – will perform in his remaining three years in office. Most of the “365 achievements for 365 days” hailed by Mr Trump will not have been felt by Americans suffering from a very real affordability crisis.
