Donald Trump

<p>What does history tell us about presidents who have tried to push the limits of the system?</p>

<p>The daughter of a Gaelic-speaking fisherman on a remote Scottish island emigrated to New York, worked as a maid in the Carnegie Mansion, and married Fred Trump. Her son would become a tycoon like his father and then the president. </p>

<p>Distinguished historians have written extensively on the misconduct in presidential administrations since George Washington.</p>

<p>What is this latest impeachment gambit really about? Of course, it is meant to discredit President Trump’s supporters and perhaps stop him from running for president again.</p>

<p>The attack on the Capitol was not a true coup d’etat,  but a poorly organized and ill-thought-out attempt to strongarm Congress.</p>

<p>The cause of Donald Trump’s poor behavior may be “a severe case of bad manners,” says the author.</p>

<p>Trump is the most transformative one-term President in 175 years, but historians will not be kind.</p>