But Trump has, from that first golden-escalator ride, campaigned, governed and wallowed in grievance, never once wavering from his outsider ethos. President Trump addresses a crowd at a campaign event at North Star Aviation in Mankato, Minn., on Aug. 17. (Joshua Lott/For The Washington Post)Truthfully, Trump did not take naturally to Washington, nor to the levers of the presidency. When Fox News's Sean Hannity asked him about this in June, Trump betrayed the difficulty of running against the establishment. Trump seems to know that his outsider ethos is a kind of performance.

Source: Washington Post August 21, 2020 10:03 UTC