But it no longer matters what Trump thinks — and not just because the Alabama ban is already signed into law. His policies toward China, Iran and on the southern border have likewise produced a variety of ill effects and unforeseen consequences. Trump, for example, turned Iran policy upside down, pulling out of the “horrible” Iran nuclear agreement negotiated by the Obama administration and badgering European allies to accept tough new sanctions against Iran. On the border, Trump vowed a hard-line policy to reduce illegal immigration, but it had the opposite effect. Virtually all of these unforeseen consequences could have been avoided if Trump had spent a few minutes foreseeing them.

Source: Washington Post May 20, 2019 23:03 UTC