Now it will come as no surprise that those closest to Trump in the White House are affected. It’s when his advisers show signs of sanity that the president gets twitchy and decides to fire them. They have to work with whatever scraps they are thrown because that is the only game in town. Yet the Trump madness doesn’t stop there. Merely to engage with Trump – be it to defend him or to take him on – puts your sanity at risk.

Source: The Guardian April 09, 2026 16:10 UTC