Republicans put the US on a Trump 'flattery-failure doom loop': Nobel economist (opens in new tab)

Paul Krugman, this is no mere vanity, but part of a “flattery-failure doom loop” that is burning the country down. Citing a recent New York Times piece entitled “Trump Is the Only Person Who Can Save America, According to His Cabinet,” Krugman notes that an average of one in six statements made by the president’s officials during Cabinet meetings is intended to either flatter Trump or attack his opponents. “This ‘Dear Leader’ treatment is unprecedented in American history,” notes Krugman. “Re...