Jon Herbert

TL;DR: Instead of operating as leader of the executive branch, Trump has personalized his presidency to serve his strategy of communicating with the base as mentioned in this paper, and this modus operandi centralizes power with Trump personally as his tweets and public statements intervene in all processes of governance as and when he wants.

TL;DR: In 1992, Bill Clinton reflected on his childhood: "When I was about 9 years old, my beloved and now departed grandmother, who was a very wise woman, looked at me and she said, ‘You know, I believe you could be a preacher if you were just a little better boy'.

TL;DR: In this paper, the structural forces at work in US politics, particularly its separated system and increasing partisanship, encourage the practice of toxic leadership, and the authors move the responsibility for toxic leadership away from psychological failings of president and populace and more to factors inherent to the US political system.

TL;DR: For example, the authors argues that Trump's combative and divisive style and his contentious values and policy positions have actively alienated moderates, both among the public and in Congress, and this failure has cost Trump dearly as his governing strategy has failed to deliver him influence in Washington.