Trump goes out of his way to take a bow, again

WASHINGTON (AP) — It was wonderful news: Researchers reported earlier this week the largest-ever one-year decline in the U.S. cancer death rate during 2017. And President Donald Trump didn’t miss the chance to take a bow. Trump tweeted: “U.S. Cancer Death Rate Lowest In Recorded History! A lot of good news coming out of this Administration." While many presidents have acted as the cheerleader-in-chief for the good things that happened on their watch, the cancer tweet showed how the president has taken the art of self-marketing to a whole new level. From foreign policy initiatives to the choice of music at White House events, from the prevalence of “Merry Christmas” greetings to the title of...