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On Trump’s temperament in the first 100 days

U.S. President Donald Trump leads a rally marking his first 100 days in office

Elaine Kamarck, senior fellow in Governance Studies and founding director of the Center for Effective Public Management, reflects on how the president’s temperament influenced the start of his administration.

Temperament: The real issue in Trump’s first 100 days 

Inexperience in the White House breeds friction across the executive branch

Trump’s staffing record in the first 100 days was slow, but not catastrophic 

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