Tuesday's Opinions: Does Trump know he’s president?

Sponsored by UnitedHealth Group | Trump's GOP enablers take a page from the fascist-era Vatican; Bannon's reckless pursuit of ethno-nationalist greatness; 'America first' really means 'Americans last'; Trump wants 'no more sources.' Here's how his speech might sound without them.; Trump is your old uncle with better lighting; Republicans' alarming proposal would end Medicaid as we know it; The Trump administration's nonsensical stance on marijuana; Snapchat's founder is turning the rules of capitalism on their head; What Trump's travel ban ignores: Radicalized U.S. citizens pose the greatest threat; Trump's speech should seek bipartisanship — and dare Democrats to refuse it; The evidence backing Trump's travel ban simply isn't there; Trump's bad math on the budget; The demise (we hope) of an ugly lawsuit; President Trump is making civics cliches great again; If Democrats want to beat Trump, they better stop fighting each other first; Happy Hour Roundup; On Russia affair, Democrats can keep demanding the facts; The multiple ways Trump is hurting his base; Tom Perez’s biggest problem as DNC chair: His backers     Kevin Lamarque / Reuters   Eugene Robinson Does Trump know he's president? It appears that he isn't clear on many of his own administration's policies. Read more » Latest Columns   Richard Cohen Trump's GOP enablers take a page from the fascist-era Vatican Some Republicans are putting their own self-interest above their moral duties. Read more »     Michael Gerson Bannon's reckless pursuit of ethno-nationalist greatness He and others who would disrupt the global order are working against American ideals. Read more »     Catherine Rampell 'America first' really means 'Americans last' Regular Americans, including millions who voted for Trump, will pay for all his promises. Read more »     Dana Milbank Trump wants 'no more sources.' Here's how his speech might sound without them. If the president, set to address Congress on Tuesday, had his way, the media wouldn't be able to use anonymous sources — or perhaps any sources. Read more »   Garrison Keillor Trump is your old uncle with better lighting His rants aren't anything we haven't heard before. Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Henry Waxman Republicans' alarming proposal would end Medicaid as we know it Congress and the Trump administration should think twice before taking such an irresponsible and harmful step. Read more »   Sam Kamin The Trump administration's nonsensical stance on marijuana Before cracking down on the drug, the White House needs a reality check. Read more »   Sebastian Mallaby Snapchat's founder is turning the rules of capitalism on their head If you buy shares from Snap during its IPO you aren't going to get any power in its boardroom. Read more »   Michael Morell and Robert Pape What Trump's travel ban ignores: Radicalized U.S. citizens pose the greatest threat A better policy would be to focus on defeating the terrorist narrative that is infecting those already in this country. Read more »   Marc A. Thiessen Trump's speech should seek bipartisanship — and dare Democrats to refuse it Make Democrats own their strategy of obstruction. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes Nothing like a huuuge military buildup to calm fears of authoritarianism A preview of Trump’s address to Congress So there's your infrastructure plan. How long do you think it will take for President Trump to start campaigning?   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View The evidence backing Trump's travel ban simply isn't there The administration keeps running into obstacles in the form of stubborn facts. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Trump's bad math on the budget The president wants to increase defense spending and cut taxes, which would only increase the country's debt. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   The demise (we hope) of an ugly lawsuit Hedge funds fail in their opportunistic quest to take Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's profits. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Latest Blogs President Trump is making civics cliches great again Hey, did you know that the media's role was to hold the powerful to account? By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   If Democrats want to beat Trump, they better stop fighting each other first They must be as focused and determined today as the GOP was during the rise of the Tea Party in 2009. By Jonathan Capehart  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   Happy Hour Roundup Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   On Russia affair, Democrats can keep demanding the facts The Republican position may be hard to sustain. By Greg Sargent  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   The multiple ways Trump is hurting his base Trump's populism is as phony as Trump University. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Tom Perez’s biggest problem as DNC chair: His backers The establishment backed Perez, but he should look elsewhere for ideas as the new chair. By James Downie  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   In Theory Emerging ideas and the arguments behind the news. 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