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As President Donald Trump’s vanity projects collapse, the reality of his failures is reflected in his presidency, according to a columnist on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Read more War-supporting conservative pinpoints \u2018bone spur\u2019 Trump\u2019s \u2018worst betrayal\u2019 yet<\/a><\/p>\n

Trump has attempted to remodel the White House and build a ballroom, slap his name on the Kennedy Center, and remodel the reflecting pool by spending millions to repaint it dark blue only for algae to return and turn it neon green \u2014 but that has all backfired, wrote James Ball, political editor at The New World, in a piece published by The i Paper.<\/p>\n

“Trump, in other words, waded into a complex problem that successive administrations failed to address, declared he alone could fix it, didn\u2019t learn anything about the actual underlying issues, and fell flat on his face,” Ball wrote. “Some readers might be spotting parallels between the reflecting pool and the President\u2019s Middle East policy, but even just sticking to his misadventures in the capital provides no shortage of disasters.”<\/p>\n

His second term has been marked by missteps and “laws keep tripping him up,” Ball explained.<\/p>\n

Read more Trump\u2019s Reflecting Cesspool mirrors a much more festering mess<\/a><\/p>\n

“Trump sees himself as a strongman and wants the world to see him in the same way,” Ball wrote. “He thinks Congress and the Supreme Court work for him. Laws are things he gets to write, not things he has to follow. He seems to believe that every other nation has to do what he wants.”<\/p>\n

Yet Trump has continued running into problems.<\/p>\n

“But it is a lot harder to project that image when you can\u2019t even manage a home renovation or fix the pool at the bottom of your garden,” Ball wrote.<\/p>\n

“Trump is a man in a rush, particularly to leave a lasting impression on Washington DC. But by trying to build a legacy in the nation\u2019s capital, he risks doing the opposite. He wants a legacy in marble, not one covered in algae,” Ball added.<\/p>\n

Read more \u2018He is not well\u2019: Onlookers say Trump\u2019s \u2018profane\u2019 Obama jab reveals president\u2019s jealousy<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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