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USA Today Columnist Says Trump Is 'Unteachable' And 'His Boy Scouts Speech Proved It' [Political Opinion Of The Day]

"He is always in campaign mode — even when it is highly inappropriate," writes Max Boot.

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Max Boot: Trump is unteachable. His Boy Scouts speech proved it.

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"Perhaps Donald Trump will rise to the occasion after, God forbid, some future tragedy. But so far it’s safe to say that while he doesn’t know how to be an effective president in general, he is especially bad at the ceremonial, non-partisan part of the job. He is always in campaign mode — even when it is highly inappropriate." (USA Today)

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