Timeline:
-On the campaign trail Trump promised to address the opioid crisis.
-Back in March Trump signs an EO to create a study on the opioid crisis.
-In July the study concludes Trump should declare a national emergency.
-A week later then Secretary Tom Price says Trump won't declare an emergency for opioid crisis.
-Two days later Trump says he will declare an emergency
-More than two months later and still on declaration of an emergency.
Is this something to chalk up to poor hiring that leaves many key positions empty since day one of the Trump administration?
Is this something to chalk up to poor policy decision-making and application process?
Is this something to chalk up to the dysfunction in the White House?
Regardless of where, or how many, the breakdown(s) there are I'm still waiting for the "winning" to spin my head.  From the lies- oh excuse me, I meant "alternate facts," to the incompetence, to the failure to pass legislation there are two words: bigly underwhelmed.