This Is How Trump Wants to Be Seen
Amid protests around the country, the president deployed the federal government’s firepower to try to rehabilitate his image.
In the span of 20 minutes, President Donald Trump manufactured a moment meant to showcase two qualities he’s never really displayed: physical courage and religious feeling.
Americans have seen little of Trump in recent days as protests over the killing of George Floyd have erupted in the nation’s cities. A president who’s cultivated a tough-guy image seemed to be intimidated, cowering inside the White House compound.
Unhappy with that narrative, Trump tried to swap in another. He wanted to signal to his
