The embarrassing James O’Keefe sting operation of a Secret Service agent disclosing highly sensitive information about Vice President JD Vance’s movements to a woman he was dating is just the latest example in a series of Secret Service security breaches and incidents of unprofessional behavior.

White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles directed President Trump to the teleprompter to deliver specific and scripted remarks in prime-time – rather than the off-the-cuff kind he favors on the stump – about affordability, the accomplishments of his first term, and the challenges ahead.

Since Election Day, the Trump transition has been copying and pasting the same quote again and again into emails to reporters seeking comment on this or that presidential appointment.