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elleng

(131,223 posts)
Fri May 19, 2017, 01:56 PM May 2017

Washingtons Trump Mania: I Get Nervous When My Phone Buzzes

' Contrary to how it might look on social media or on the cable news network of your choice, people here are not exactly running through the streets en masse, gripped by the latest news about President Trump, screaming about a possible impeachment.

At least not yet.

With the city beeping and chirping with updates related to various investigations and leaks surrounding the White House, the capital this week has felt on the verge of overheating, both literally and politically. And the people of Washington seemed to be in a strange existential place: unable to get enough of an off-the-rails news cycle, and yet on the verge of Trump-related fatigue from the breathless pace.'>>>

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/18/us/politics/washington-trump-mania.html?

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