Unsettling developments and policies tumble out of the Trump White House, upending geopolitics, unsettling millions, and disrupting markets and business. Inside America, Trump breaches norms, and badmouths or defunds time-worn institutions. And his intimidation grows abroad, punctuated by the mistreatment of Ukraine’s President in the Oval Office and continued with tariff and annexation threats against allies while treating psychopath Vladimir Putin with kid gloves. Every day, Trump’s antics and semantics dominate the media, and his yo-yo stances keep the world on edge, tank stock and commodity markets, and concern consumers and investors. “The man in the White House thrives on chaos on a daily basis… uncertainty which is driving people nuts,” said investment banker William Cohan. “The market is up and down based on whether or not the `chaos agent’ wants to have tariffs. You cannot run a business like that.”
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