Sam Stein: Trump’s ‘Uncanny Ability to Take Credit for Things’ Helps Him Survive Crises

STEIN: "But we do remember that intervention because it was so dramatic. He went to the plant, and he took credit for saving the company. Or saving that factory, I should say. So, you know, Trump, he does have an uncanny ability to be a showman, and that might get him through this. I don’t think — but he’s not going to be able to reverse historical trends. Let’s be honest about this. The exportation of jobs was happening well before Barack Obama, even before NAFTA. This is a multi-decade-long process here. So on the one hand, he has these sky-high expectations that George Will is talking about. On the other hand, he does have an uncanny ability to take credit for things and to be a showman and maybe that will get him through a little bit.”