WASHINGTON — The resignation of Michael T. Flynn as national security adviser caps a remarkably tumultuous first month for President Trump’s White House<br />that has burdened the early days of his presidency with scandal, legal challenges, personnel drama and questions about his temperament during interactions with world leaders.<br />But at some point, I don’t give a damn what your particular sense of change is all about, you cannot afford to have change become chaos.”<br />Mr. Trump’s allies note that the president has moved forward in areas that are more typical of the early days of a first-term administration.<br />“If you are outside the Beltway, you think, ‘That’s why we sent him there.’ There has been a lot of chaos<br />and a lot of growing pains, but they have gotten a lot done.”<br />Still, half of the president’s cabinet has yet to be confirmed by the Republican-controlled Senate,<br />and several other key White House aides have become lightning rods for daily mockery by late-night comedians.<br />People will start getting used to the new normal, but will also be exhausted by it.”<br />As a candidate, Mr. Trump promised to move quickly to stop illegal immigration, bring jobs back, end trade deals and reduce crime.<br />Mr. Trump nominated a Supreme Court justice 12 days into his tenure,<br />and has issued a dozen executive orders, including ones to limit the influence of lobbyists, reduce regulations, pare the Affordable Care Act, move forward on pipeline construction, end trade deals and speed up deportations.<br />It all has official Washington reeling and exhausted as it tries to make sense of —<br />and keep up with — the nearly constant tornado of activity swirling around the president and his advisers.
