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Paul Begala is an acknowledged Democratic partisan. He once worked for President Bill Clinton. He is no fan of Donald Trump.<\/p>\n

Now that we’ve established that, I have to concur with something he has said about the president.<\/p>\n

Whereas presidents — particularly those who come to the White House with a primarily outside-the-Beltway experience — usually grow in the office, Donald Trump is shrinking the office to fit his own shortcomings.<\/p>\n

Begala mentioned how Presidents Reagan, Clinton, George W. Bush and Obama all learned about the office, how they filled the White House with their presence. Trump has reversed that momentum.<\/p>\n

I will add that of the examples Begala cited, all of them had prior<\/em> government experience. Reagan served two terms as governor of California, Bush served a term and a half as governor of Texas, Clinton served multiple terms as Arkansas governor and Obama served in the Illinois state senate before being elected to the U.S. Senate in 2006.<\/p>\n

Trump’s experience is totally unique. He never sought a public before running for president. He ran a large business. Trump answered to no one. He has demonstrated zero curiosity, zero humility, not a lick of introspection. He has said he’s never sought forgiveness. He won’t admit to making a mistake.<\/p>\n

As some observers have noted, Trump’s political skill — which he exhibited while campaigning successfully for the presidency — hasn’t transferred to governing. He doesn’t know how to govern.<\/p>\n

Donald Trump isn’t growing into the office he won. He is shrinking it to fit his own diminished profile.<\/p>\n

Trump is shaking up the Cabinet. His closest advisers are bailing, or are being pushed out. His Health and Human Services secretary had to quit; his first national security adviser was canned; Trump has just fired the secretary of state; the veterans secretary is about to go; the current<\/em> national security adviser may be canned; Trump has burned through four<\/em> communications directors.<\/p>\n

This all happened in the first 15 months<\/em> of his presidency.<\/p>\n

And the president would have us believe he is doing the best job in the history of the exalted office of the presidency?<\/p>\n

Nope. Paul Begala is right. Donald Trump is shrinking the office.<\/p>\n\n

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