https://spectator.org/trump-is-slaughtering-the-beltways-sacred-cows/
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Bob Woodward may know Deep Throat, but like others of his class he’s clueless about the Deep State and how Trump is exposing its mediocrity and incompetence.
Bob Woodward’s new book, Fear: Trump in the White House is meant to cast a negative light on Donald Trump’s presidency. Yet from the bits of information that have been released in the press thus far, there is much that shows Trump less as an über-villain, and more as a responsible steward of the national interest. You see, whether intended or not, Trump’s entire political career (much like his previous business career) has been about slaughtering sacred cows. In this case, Trump’s presidency has attempted to challenge the status quo that dominates Washington, D.C. and prevents reasonable policy from being made.
Think about it: in two major instances in Fear, President Trump expresses skepticism about the American military engagement in Afghanistan as well as our military presence on the Korean peninsula. In both instances, Trump insists that hardly anyone in Washington knows “anything about business” and, due to this fact, the world is taking advantage of the United States.
Trump’s instincts are correct.