Mar 30, 2017

Trump's early report cards

Mike Allen, author of AM

An exclusive clip from next Sunday's edition of Showtime's "The Circus," a road trip to five states in five days — including an informal focus group about Trump, conducted by Mark Halperin at Saint Anselm College in New Hampshire:

  • Insights from participants: "I think he's getting a heck of an education" ... "It's supposed to feel uncomfortable, and it does feel uncomfortable. And that's good. That's change."
  • Advice: "Slow down."
  • One word to describe Trump: "impulsive ... arrogant ... huge ... winner ... bombastic ... rash ... rambunctious ... change ... rushed ... unsettling .. circus."
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