In a matter of days, Trump has torched bridges all around him; nearly imploded an informal deal with Democrats to protect the young undocumented immigrants brought to the country as children; and plunged himself into the culture wars on issues ranging from birth control to the national anthem.
In doing so, Trump is labouring to solidify his standing with his populist base and return to the comforts of his campaign - especially after the embarrassing defeat of Sen. Luther Strange, R, in last month's Alabama special election, despite the president's trip there to campaign with the senator.
Sen. Bob Corker's brutal assessment of Trump's fitness for office - warning that his reckless behaviour could launch the nation "on the path to World War III" - also landed like a thunderclap inside the White House, where aides feared possible ripple effects among other Republicans on Capitol Hill.
After a caustic volley of Twitter insults between Trump and Corker, a Tennessee Republican who chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, few Republican leaders came to the president's defence Monday - though few sided openly with Corker either. The most vocal Trump defender was the one under the president's employ, Vice President Mike Pence.
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