My Shingetsu News Agency VM column 66: “How Trump survives scandals”, where I offer a theory for the longstanding question, “How the hell does he get away with all this?” (April 30, 2025)

Intro: The Trump Administration has just finished its first 100 days. It’s a good time to look back on what’s been done during a president’s “honeymoon period”, the high water mark of his political momentum; and b) it’s a bellwether for the pace and direction of the rest of the presidency. So far the report card is not good. Trump’s approval rating at this point in his presidency is the lowest of…