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-- 2016 --
March 17: Chaos in the Family, Chaos in the State: Donald Trump & White Working Class Dysfunction
https://www.nationalreview.com/2016/03/donald-trump-white-working-class-dysfunction-real-opportunity-needed-not-trump/
-- 2017 --
January 27: Chaos Defines Trump's First Week in Office
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/chaos-defines-trump-s-first-week-office-n712931
Janury 28: Chaos, anger as Trump order halts some Muslim immigrants
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-immigration-chaos/chaos-anger-as-trump-order-halts-some-muslim-immigrants-idUSKBN15C0LD
January 29: Trump's start creates chaos by doing what he promised
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/01/29/trump-creates-chaos-by-doing-what-he-promised-president-immigration-orders/97213544/
January 29: 'He's Going to Continue to Create Chaos'
Dan P. McAdams, the author of The Atlantic’s June 2016 cover story “The Mind of Donald Trump,” shares what he learned about Trump and what might be expected during his presidency.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/01/donald-trump-president/514802/
January 30: The Coming Chaos: What to Expect From Trump’s National Security Team
The way national security policy is made ultimately derives from the tone set by the president and there is no sign that Trump is changing.
http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/01/30/the-coming-chaos-what-to-expect-from-trumps-national-security-team/
January 30: President Trump Is Blaming Delta for Chaos at Airports This Weekend. He's Wrong
http://fortune.com/2017/01/30/donald-trump-muslim-ban-delta-protests/
February 16: Inside Donald Trump's White House Chaos
http://time.com/4672974/donald-trump-white-house-chaos/
February 16: The Story Behind TIME’s Trump Chaos Cover
http://time.com/4672686/time-cover-trump-chaos/
February 17: Arianna Huffington On Thriving Amidst The Chaos Of Trump Era Politics
Living in a perpetual state of feeling traumatized, stressed, fearful or anxious wreaks an awful toll on our health and well-being. But it’s important to remember that, while we don’t have control over what Trump does (nor, it would seem, does he), we do have control over how we react to him. We can spend all our time standing in the storm of chaos, or choose to move to the eye of the hurricane – a place of quiet and calm from which we can think, make considered decisions and take effective action.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2017/02/17/arianna-huffington-on-thriving-amidst-the-chaos-of-trump-era-politics/#3ba2d53b781f
February 21: When It Comes to Chaos, Trump Has Nothing on Previous Presidents
https://townhall.com/columnists/edklein/2017/02/21/when-it-comes-to-chaos-trump-has-nothing-on-previous-presidents-n2288779
March 1: Sensing Chaos, Russia Takes A 'Wait-And-See' Approach To Trump
Despite ordering an "influence campaign" to help Donald Trump in last year's election, the Kremlin is scrambling to respond to a win it didn't expect, New Yorker editor David Remnick and staff writer Evan Osnos tell Fresh Air's Terry Gross.
Remnick, who lived and worked in Moscow from 1988 to 1992, and Osnos say Trump's victory has created unintended consequences for Russian President Vladimir Putin.
"This was like a bank heist that, instead of blowing the doors off the safe, they blew the safe up entirely," Osnos says.
https://www.npr.org/2017/03/01/517921957/sensing-chaos-russia-takes-a-wait-and-see-approach-to-trump
March 28: Is Trump’s Chaos Tornado a Move From the Kremlin’s Playbook?
It’s terrifying to think that the Trump administration is simply winging it, in a swirl of lies, contradictions, and Twitter rants. A scarier possibility is that there is, in fact, a plan, taken straight from Putin 101.
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/03/is-trumps-chaos-a-move-from-the-kremlins-playbook
April 3: Chaos worked for Trump as a candidate. As president? Not so much
https://www.cnn.com/2017/04/03/politics/trump-chaos-cillizza/index.html
April 29: Donald Trump blames constitution for chaos of his first 100 days
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/apr/29/trump-blames-constitution-for-first-100-days-chaos-presidency
May 9: Why Wall Street Doesn't Care About Chaos in the Trump Administration
http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/2017/05/09/Why-Wall-Street-Doesnt-Care-About-Chaos-Trump-Administration
May 17: Hill GOP Reels From Trump Chaos, Struggles to Chart Course
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-05-17/gop-reels-from-trump-chaos-as-congress-struggles-to-chart-course
May 17: Investors Lose Faith in Republican Tax-Cut Vow Amid Trump Chaos
Republican leaders were still pitching their plans to overhaul the health-care system and tax code Wednesday, despite a steady stream of chaos from the White House. But markets weren’t buying it.
U.S. stocks slumped as investors became concerned about the shrinking odds of a tax cut, following reports that President Donald Trump asked former FBI Director James Comey to drop an investigation of former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn. The allegations spurred Republican oversight leaders to demand information from the administration.
“The markets are understandably concerned about whether this latest turmoil will stall movement on the agenda,” said Joe Watkins, a former aide to President George H. W. Bush. “As long as the administration is unable to bring clarity to this situation, this situation will continue to drive breaking news in the media and the agenda will be stalled.”
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-05-17/wall-street-loses-faith-in-gop-tax-cut-promise-amid-trump-chaos
May 18: How the Far-Right Media Spin Trump Chaos
Charlie Warzel, senior technology writer for Buzzfeed News, monitored the alternate reality of the week’s news in the pro-Trump media. He and Bob discuss the flurry of distractions and counter-narratives, including the now-debunked conspiracy theory behind the unsolved murder of a DNC staffer last summer.
May 19: Trump's White House A Vortex of Scandal, Chaos and Absurdity
The White House is becoming more chaotic by the day. Now, a special counsel has been brought in to investigate possible connections between President Donald Trump's team and Russia. But the most important question is now whether Trump is mentally stable enough to be president.
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/trump-white-house-descends-into-chaos-and-scandal-a-1148569.html
May 18: The guardrails can’t contain Trump chaos
https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/05/18/krauthammer-the-guardrails-cant-contain-trump-chaos/
June 27: Trump’s Chaos Is Covering for Stealth Escalation Overseas
Americans are tired of wars without end. But the reality is that we are headed into more war without public support, without a sensible strategy or a clear purpose.
https://www.thenation.com/article/trumps-chaos-is-covering-for-stealth-escalation-overseas/
July 16: White House chaos: As scandals engulf Donald Trump administration, Mike Pence walks high wire
http://www.firstpost.com/world/white-house-chaos-as-scandals-engulf-donald-trump-administration-mike-pence-walks-high-wire-3818431.html
July 26: To America, It Looks Like Chaos. For Trump, It’s Just Tuesday. ... The president makes a mess, then makes it worse. It’s what he’s always done.
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/07/26/for-america-it-looks-like-chaos-for-trump-its-just-tuesday-215421
July 27: Inside the chaos on Trump's transgender troops ban
https://www.axios.com/inside-the-chaos-on-trumps-transgender-troops-ban-1513304475-7b23e941-eec5-4cd4-b664-fa0d4675ed21.html
July 30: Nation Tracker poll: Most say Trump creating "conflict and drama" and "chaos" as core backers applaud the fight
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/poll-most-say-trump-creating-conflict/
July 31: Retired general John Kelly took command Monday of President Trump's White House staff, in a shakeup that could serve to restore discipline and focus to a White House that’s been gripped by internal power struggles that have played out in the press.
Kelly’s reputation as a straight shooter has many in the Oval Office and Republican Party optimistic as he takes the reins as chief of staff. They see Kelly, who had led the Department of Homeland Security, as the ideal candidate to dial back the drama that’s plagued the White House in recent weeks.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/07/31/john-kelly-takes-command-as-trump-slams-back-at-accusations-white-house-chaos.html
August 12: Despite White House Chaos, Trump Delivers Favors for Corporate America
It was plain enough that Candidate Trump’s anti-industry shtick was bluster. But it wasn’t obvious that he would hand control of the government over to Corporate America. His billionaire cabinet is the most corporate in modern history ...
Trump immediately backtracked on his promise to crack down on lobbyists, choosing to staff his administration with them. Three dozen lobbyists are working for the administration in apparent violation of Trump’s vaunted ethics executive order on conflicts of interest; an additional 100 lobbyists have posts in the administration.
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2017/08/12/despite-white-house-chaos-trump-delivers-favors-corporate-america
September 26: No White House ‘Chaos’; Trump’s Korea Remarks Calculated: H.R. McMaster
There’s no “feuding” or “chaos” in the Trump White House, National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster insisted yesterday. Anyone who pushed their personal agenda at the expense of the president’s is now either gone or neutralized by Chief of Staff John Kelly, McMaster added.
Both men are military officers, as is Defense Secretary Jim Mattis. McMaster is a serving three-star Army general, Kelly and Mattis are retired four-star Marines. Some see the trio of generals as ill-suited to civilian jobs or even a threat to civilian control. Others see them as much-needed adult supervision for an impulsive president with no experience in government. But McMaster dismissed the idea that Trump needs babysitting.
https://breakingdefense.com/2017/09/no-white-house-chaos-trumps-korea-remarks-calculated-h-r-mcmaster/
October 18: Trump’s Constructive Chaos
Almost daily, President Trump manages to incense the media, alarm the world abroad, and enrage his Democratic opposition.
https://www.hoover.org/research/trumps-constructive-chaos
November 8: Trump, Xi, Putin, and the axis of disorder
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2017/11/08/trump-xi-putin-and-the-axis-of-disorder/
November 27: The US consumer financial watchdog was plunged into turmoil on Monday as rival directors vied to take charge amid a lawsuit against the White House.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) director resigned last week and appointed his former chief of staff, Leandra English, to replace him.
She has sued after President Donald Trump instead named his budget chief Mick Mulvaney to lead the CFPB.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42141367
December 1: Trump’s chaos theory keeps us guessing
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-perspec-page-donald-trump-chaos-huckabee-unhinged-1203-20171201-story.html
December 5: Israeli right hails 'historic' trump decision, left predicts regional chaos
http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Israeli-politicians-react-to-Trumps-immiment-embassy-decision-517097
December 6: In year of chaos, Trump’s boost to economy can’t be denied
https://nypost.com/2017/12/06/in-year-of-chaos-trumps-boost-to-economy-cant-be-denied/
December 28: Trump White House Has Highest Turnover in 40 Years ... More than a third of President Donald Trump's original White House staff have resigned, been fired or reassigned.
The Wall Street Journal reports that the White House under President Donald Trump has seen an unprecedented 34 percent turnover rate in its first year. That number is the highest of any first-year departure rates in the last 40 years. It is also twice as high as in 1981, the next highest, when then-President Ronald Reagan's administration saw a 17 percent turnover.
https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2017-12-28/trumps-white-house-has-highest-turnover-rate-in-40-years
-- 2018 --
January 19: Trump's year of chaos: How billionaire president changed the world with lies, sackings and a nuclear button month by month
The toddler-in-chief might be quick to rant about "fake news" in tweets, but here we track the biggest lies of his first term month by month
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/trumps-year-chaos-how-billionaire-11881038
February 13: The chaos in the Trump administration, summed up in one number ... The staff turnover rate in the Trump administration is “higher than any White House in decades.”
... there’s a statistic from a Tuesday piece by the New York Times’s Peter Baker that really puts it in perspective.
Baker used data from the Brookings Institution that calculated the staff turnover rate in President Trump’s White House — roughly 34 percent. He then compared this to Brookings data on previous administrations, finding that Trump’s was “higher than any White House in decades.”
This, if anything, understates the case.
https://www.vox.com/world/2018/2/13/17007436/trump-administration-turnover-rate-2017
February 15: Reince Priebus says the Trump administration's chaos issue is far worse than reported
... Priebus says of the Trump administration mayhem, "Take everything you’ve heard and multiply it by 50."
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2018/02/15/reince-priebus-says-the-trump-administrations-chaos-issue-is-far-worse-than-reported/23362714/
February 17: Week of chaos, again, engulfs Trump's Washington
Another bitter week that took Washington to the brink of exhaustion landed Donald Trump at the epicenter of more tragedy, scandal and rancor than a conventional president would hope to face in a full year.
The White House was sent reeling by the Florida school massacre, new indictments in the Russia probe, its own mishandling of domestic abuse claims against a top staffer, allegations that Trump covered up extra-marital affairs and another huge immigration fail.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/17/politics/donald-trump-week/index.html
March 1: The White House Melts Down Over Steel
For a few months this fall and winter, it seemed like the Trump administration was slowly finding its footing. February destroyed that illusion.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/03/the-white-house-is-back-off-the-rails/554594/
March 1: ... Renewing America ... Donald Trump, Steel Tariffs, and the Costs of Chaos
https://www.cfr.org/blog/donald-trump-steel-tariffs-and-costs-chaos
March 3: Donald Trump's 'chaos' presidency is 'freaking out his own party' now more than ever before
Recent support for gun control, tariffs put Trump at odds with Republican orthodoxy
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-chaos-presidency-freaking-out-his-party-1.4560467
March 6: ... there is, without doubt, something completely different about the Trump era, in which a reality TV star and flamboyant billionaire was set loose by voters to change government. And you have no idea what he'll do next. On anything.
That's not chaos, according to James A. Yorke, Distinguished University Professor of Mathematics and Physics at the University of Maryland at College Park.
Yorke, by they [sic] way, coined "chaos" as a mathematical term along with T.Y. Li in their 1975 paper "Period Three Implies Chaos." He's also no fan of Trump.
With Trump, the chaos is in many different directions. It might be better to call it hyperchaos. Seriously."
https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/06/politics/donald-trump-chaos-theory/
March 6: Trump says there's no CHAOS in White House amid unprecedented staff upheaval
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/03/06/trump-says-theres-no-chaos-white-house-amid-unprecedented-staff-upheaval/398324002/
On Twitter: The new Fake News narrative is that there is CHAOS in the White House. Wrong! People will always come & go, and I want strong dialogue before making a final decision. I still have some people that I want to change (always seeking perfection). There is no Chaos, only great Energy!
March 6
@realDonaldTrump
March 6: Trump on White House chaos: 'I like conflict'
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2018/03/06/trump-on-white-house-chaos-i-like-conflict/23378839/
March 7: Trump denies chaos: Can his zig-zag style bring results?
President Trump, whose frenetic style of governing has become perhaps his defining media image, could be facing a turning point in the coming weeks.
If he can get results, it would go a long way toward quieting the complaints about the zig-zag nature of his policymaking. If he falls short, his detractors will say he’s merely running a reality TV show.
His is an unconventional negotiating style, to say the least, maybe not in real estate but in the political world. He keeps everyone off balance. Sometimes his allies aren’t sure whether they can depend on him.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/03/07/trump-denies-chaos-can-his-zig-zag-style-bring-results.html
March 7: Inside Trump’s National Security Team: Unmasking Captain Chaos
http://nationalinterest.org/feature/inside-trumps-national-security-team-unmasking-captain-chaos-24790
March 7: White House chaos could turn into economic mayhem as Trump sides with protectionists
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/07/trump-chaos-could-turn-into-economic-mayhem.html
March 7: In the wake of all the high-profile turnover, Chris Whipple, the best-selling New York Times author on White House chiefs of staff, describes the Trump administration as “chaos,” and President Donald Trump as “a human wrecking ball.”
“[The first year of this presidency] was a completely broken White House. It couldn’t pass legislation, it couldn’t issue executive orders that were enforceable, it couldn’t get anybody on the same page, it couldn’t prioritize the president’s agenda, nobody knows what the agenda is to this day,” Whipple told ABC News’ Jonathan Karl and Rick Klein on the “Powerhouse Politics” podcast.
Whipple said the result of such “madness” has been “the most dysfunctional, least accomplished White House.”
“I think it’s chaos and ineptitude at levels we’ve never seen in modern history, maybe in history.”
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/chaos-ineptitude-trump-white-house-author-powerhouse-politics/story?id=53586152
March 8: President Donald Trump is scheduled to sign an order to impose new tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum at 3:30 p.m. ET on Thursday.
The only problem: No one seems to know what he is signing.
The details around the new tariffs, which function as taxes on imports of the metals, have been sparse. It's unclear whether the order Trump will sign Thursday will involve precise legal language or merely a notice of intent.
http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-steel-aluminum-tariff-confusion-chaos-2018-3
March 9: The power sector craves stability. Trump has brought it chaos. ...
A new survey of utility execs reveals rising bafflement.
https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2018/3/9/17099240/power-sector-trump-regulatory-certainty
March 13: Ask around about Donald Trump's time as an Atlantic City mogul and the stories are legion: A-larger-than-life figure whose casinos were all about him. Some mistakes he would forgive. But according to one story — maybe urban legend — there was one unforgivable sin: If you forget to call it Trump's casino, as one employee apparently once did, you're gone.
http://merlefm.com/borger-trump-flexes-muscles-and-follows-his-basic-instinct/
March 14: Rex Tillerson made that same mistake: He forgot it's not his casino.
It belongs to President Trump. And now more than ever, or so the President believes.
In conversations with people who know the President well, one point seems clear: The President thinks the turmoil is great. It shows he's in charge now, for real.
"He thinks he's got it," says an ally. "I can tell when he's concerned and when he's not. He's not. He's on cloud nine."
https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/13/opinions/trump-flex-muscle-instinct-tillerson-borger/index.html
March 14: Cabinet chaos: Trump's team battles scandal, irrelevance
http://www.wral.com/cabinet-chaos-trump-s-team-battles-scandal-irrelevance/17415084/
March 14: Trump reboots as the chaos flows free
'It's hard to think of a historical comparison to this level of staff turmoil'
https://www.businesslive.co.za/rdm/world/2018-03-14-jonathan-bernstein-trump-reboots-as-the-chaos-flows-free/
September 10: Markets and Republicans have shrugged off Trump's chaos, but Bob Woodward says 'people better wake up to what's going on' in the White House
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/10/bob-woodward-people-better-wake-up-about-trump.html
September 18: President Trump early Thursday pushed back against reports of chaos in the White House, tweeting that his administration is "running very smoothly."
"The results for our Nation are obviously very good," he wrote. "We are the envy of the world."
"But anytime I even think about making changes, the FAKE NEWS MEDIA goes crazy, always seeking to make us look as bad as possible! Very dishonest!"
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/416851-trump-pushes-back-on-reports-of-chaos-in-white-house
October 15: Former Trump Cabinet Member: Chaos a 'Pretty Accurate' Way to Describe Administration
https://www.govexec.com/management/2018/10/former-trump-cabinet-member-chaos-pretty-accurate-way-describe-administration/152036/
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