Donald Trump still has a month until he becomes US president, but he has already displayed his capacity to sow confusion and steal headlines with remarks belittling Canada, intimidating the media and torpedoing a budget deal in Congress.
"We're going to see more chaos in Trump's second term than his first," said Todd Belt, political science professor at George Washington University. "What has happened this week is a good indication of what is to come."
He added that a Supreme Court ruling that grants presidents sweeping immunity for official acts will give Trump "more of an opportunity to act on his worst impulses".
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