Is it finally 'over' for Donald Trump?

The American president's recent moves, including his populist agenda and lack of strategy to tackle the pandemic, are hurting the US economy and his re-election bid.

Published Mon, Jun 29, 2020 · 09:50 PM

Donald Trump

VETERAN White House correspondents have been comparing the current mood in Washington to the final days in office of two one-term presidents, Democrat Jimmy Carter (1977-1981) and Republican George H W Bush (1989-1993).

In both cases, each of the two presidents' last year in office was marked by an economic downturn and growing public anxiety about the direction in which the country was moving.

So when President Carter's April 1980 Iran hostage rescue mission ended in a disaster, highlighting a major national security …