Analysis Trump returns from two-week ‘working’ holiday to a White House in disarray
The US president will have an opportunity on Tuesday to set the tone for his return from holiday at a Phoenix, Arizona rally, which could potentially play out in a tense climate
US President Donald Trump returns to the Oval Office Monday after a two-week vacation rife with chaos - and the dark clouds plaguing his fledgling presidency show no signs of clearing up.
Seven months after taking office the real estate magnate’s approval rating has plunged to a record low. And far from striking a more unifying tone, Trump’s words and actions continue to feed the sense of a rudderless presidency, lurching from one self-generated crisis to the next.
Al Gore, a former Democratic vice president, advised Trump to “resign”. Mitt Romney, a recent Republican presidential nominee, urged the president to “acknowledge that he was wrong” and “apologise”.
Parts of the business world are now openly voicing exasperation with Trump, as members of his own Republican party - long “off the record” - grow more audible and assertive.
