I think Trump's attention span is super low. I don't think he has the expertise to actually run a foreign policy.
David BrooksPeople ask, quite legitimately, why [Betsy] DeVos and why not a lot of the others? But it's because it has to do with the special interest groups that run a lot of Washington.
David BrooksI think actually in any party it's a sign of general health to have different views, and especially on the subject of trade.
David BrooksThis death cult has no reason and is beyond negotiation. This is what makes it so frightening. This is what causes so many to engage in a sort of mental diversion. They don't want to confront this horror. So they rush off in search of more comprehensible things to hate.
David Brooks