oldgit,

You are correct. Trump badly needed a distraction from the growing scandals in the White House. However, there are going to be many more scandals than useful distractions! The other issue is that Trump is bound and determined to overturn, expunge and trash any and all progress made by America's first black (half-black really) president, Barack Obama. Trump's obsession with all things Obama doubtless stem from his inner insecurity and the reality that Americans are looking back at Obama with great and increasing fondness. Trashing Obama's legacy means that 26 million Americans will lose their health care, coal ash and other pollutants will be dumped with impunity in America's waterways, the quality of education in American schools will be reduced, Michelle Obama's healthy school lunch plan will be dumped and on and on. Trump's popularity continues to drop. More US voters want Trump impeached every week. US voters are intelligent after all!