Michael Goodwin: Trump hit the ground running - but a botched...

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

72% : " It's hard to remember now, but Trump got off to such a terrific start that Democrats and the media -- two sides of the same coin -- were reduced to sullen spectators.
42% : "I've just spoken to Prime Minister of Israel, Bibi Netanyahu, relative to numerous subjects including trade, Iran, etc.," Trump wrote.
39% : The question is whether Trump is concerned enough to tighten the ship of state and demand more discipline from his team -- and from himself.
34% : In ordinary times, a post from President Trump saying that a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu went well would be duly noted and quickly forgotten.
29% : Trump not only rejected the idea, but he also added a further complication by starting the talks and offering conflicting versions of his bottom line.
26% : That echoed the 2015 deal Barack Obama made, which Trump correctly saw as unworkable and withdrew from in 2018.
23% : Trump gave Netanyahu an unhappy surprise recently by telling him the US was starting talks with Iran.
22% : Given that the previous administration's failures on that front were key to Trump's victory, he runs the risk of squandering public confidence on a bedrock issue.
18% : Yet stopping the invasion was only the first step, which candidate Trump promised would be followed by deporting criminal migrants Biden waved in.

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