Friday’s Opinions: Don’t underestimate Trump

Democracy Dies in Darkness

Jabin Botsford / The Washington Post

Ronald A. Klain

Don’t underestimate Trump

He may be down, but he’s far from out.

Latest Columns

Fareed Zakaria

The president who cried wolf

With Comey, it’s “he said, he said.”

Eugene Robinson

Trump thinks he’s under attack. That’s very dangerous.

Now he heads to the Middle East. What could possibly go wrong?

Catherine Rampell

On the bright side, Trump has created all this chaos himself

What happens when President Trump faces a crisis from outside?

Michael J. Gerhardt

Considering impeachment? Slow down.

The process is for presidential misconduct when all other mechanisms have failed.

David Ignatius

So what happens when Trump goes abroad?

He’s got scandals, low approval ratings — and hope that the Saudis will help.

Hugh Hewitt

Republicans should be relieved Mueller will serve as special prosecutor

His appointment will allow Trump and Republicans to again concentrate on turning the country around.

Charles Krauthammer

The guardrails can’t contain Trump

But removing him by way of the 25th Amendment would be the most destabilizing event in American political history.

Michael Gerson

Our commander in chief has no command of himself

It’s hard to master others when compulsions of revenge master you.

Barton Swaim

We’re not learning from the Trump story — because we’ve peeked at the last page

The media backlash against the president has been as shocking as the election result.

Stephen Rademaker

The North Korean nuclear threat is very real. Time to start treating it that way.

Pyongyang is nuclear-armed and is determined to remain that way, despite sanctions and diplomacy.

Robert Kagan

Those who serve Trump should ask themselves: Why am I still here?

Time for the adults in the room to consider leaving the room.

Editorial Cartoons

Tom Toles	Ann Telnaes

Donald Trump will eventually want to fire him too	Time is running out for the GOP agenda
And if the crowd starts booing….	House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) tells reporters that the Republicans are intent on getting their agenda accomplished and will “follow the facts wherever they lead” when it comes to President Trump.

The Post’s View

Trump has made an about-face on Saudi Arabia. He shouldn’t get too cozy.

He shouldn’t let the country “take advantage of the United States.”

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A judge’s snoozing puts a vital transit link in peril

The Purple Line’s prospects are fading fast on account of reckless judicial inertia.

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There’s no clear winner for America in Iran’s presidential election

From the U.S. point of view, it’s not clear that there’s a side to root for.

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Latest Blogs

Trump requested a question from Peter Baker. He didn’t get it.

New York Times reporter wasn’t even there.

By Erik Wemple • Erik Wemple • Read more »

Trump’s pick for FBI director should have nothing to do with Mueller’s investigation

Keeping Trump’s nose out of the Russia investigation is the business of Mueller, and it is in the best interest of the American people.

By Colbert I. King • PostPartisan • Read more »

California AG agrees: California law does not preclude private citizens from displaying Confederate battle flag at county fairs

A California county fair had concluded the contrary in 2015.

By Eugene Volokh • The Volokh Conspiracy • Read more »

Lawyer Todd Levitt creates “College Lawyer of the Year” award — gets the award — sues paper for allegedly misreporting situation

Nope, says the Michigan Court of Appeals — “Although the article contained slight inaccuracies, we conclude that the sting of the article’s headline [‘Attorney suing student admits to fake award’] would not have a different effect on a reader than the literal truth.”

By Eugene Volokh • The Volokh Conspiracy • Read more »