The promise Donald Trump is sure to keep
He wants more freedom to fire civil servants, but he should weigh the long-term consequences
Donald Trump’s politics are so elastic that it is impossible to be certain what he means when he promises, as he did on election night, to “govern by a simple motto: promises made, promises kept”. Will he judge himself a failure if he does not end the war in Ukraine before he takes office?
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This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “On his majesty’s civil service”
United States November 16th 2024
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