AP Analysis: The same blustery, unconventional tactics that have helped President Trump escape crises in the past are being tested by the prospect of impeachment. By JonLemire
President Donald Trump talks to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, Oct. 4, 2019, in Washington.
He has shown an uncanny ability to wriggle out of jams that might have doomed just about any of his predecessors. Trump’s approval rating has never dipped below 32% or risen above 42% in Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research polls since he took office. His grasp on power and his hold over the Republican Party have been unshaken.
To this point, Trump appears foundering in how he’s reacted. With no formal response team and with many in his party keeping quiet, Trump has turned into a one-man war room. He’s raged at news conferences, berated aides and directed epithets at critics. His upstart presidential campaign was riddled with gaffes and blunders that would have ended his candidacy. Each time, he pushed forward and survived.
After holing up in Trump Tower for 24 hours as rumors swirled that he might be replaced on the ticket by his running mate Mike Pence, Trump emerged on a Saturday afternoon and plunged into a crowd of supporters gathered outside, as if drawing strength from the unshakable loyalty of his base.
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