Trump’s new shutdown tactic: Acting normal

In past presidencies, Jan. 19's events might have seemed normal. President Donald Trump began his Saturday on a bitterly cold tarmac in Delaware, paying his respects to the remains of four Americans killed in Syria. He ended it staring into a teleprompter, offering to make a deal with Democrats in a broadcast announcement from the Diplomatic Reception Room on the ground floor of the White House.

In past presidencies, Jan. 19's events might have seemed normal. President Donald Trump began his Saturday on a bitterly cold tarmac in Delaware, paying his respects to the remains of four Americans killed in Syria. He ended it staring into a teleprompter, offering to make a deal with Democrats in a broadcast announcement from the Diplomatic Reception Room on the ground floor of the White House.