Trump’s tough-guy image has been undone by his own actions | Mohamad Bazzi

The president was forced to hide in a catering truck amid the Iran war, in an encapsulation of the conflict’s failures For decades, Donald Trump cultivated a public image based on strength and dominance. He was a brash New York real estate mogul; a reality TV star who deployed his signature phrase: “You’re fired!” to eliminate contestants from The Apprentice; and eventually US president and undisputed leader of the Republican party. In recent months, Trump has taken his boastfulness to an…