The Reflecting Pool fiasco is a reflection of Trump’s authoritarian instincts ^76.3%

MS NOW - By Symone D. Sanders Townsend - 6/27/2026, 10:00 AM

Negativity Bias 47.4% - Biased Writer Voice 24.6% - Confirmation Bias 21.1%

President Donald Trump can be unpredictable. He changes his mind based on who last talked with him. He has no real interest in the day-to-day work of running the federal government. But beneath the chaos, he does have a governing philosophy. The ongoing debacle of the Reflecting Pool has been a helpful distillation of his approach: Make... more