Just a week after the latest attempt on his life, President Trump has been, for him, relatively

calm and controlled. Take for example his reaction to bad news about high gas prices.

Gasoline, the oil will go down rapidly as soon as the war is over.

Uncharacteristically self-deprecating answer when asked if to wear a bulletproof vest after the violence at the White House Correspondents dinner.

I don't know how much an hour looking 20 pounds here.

Tonight, President Trump confronts the dangerous realities of his life and political troubles ahead.

Next.

This is Washington Week with the Atlantic.

Good evening and welcome to Washington Week.

I don't want to overstate any of this.

While it is true that in the immediate aftermath of the dinner incident this past Saturday,

Trump spoke of unity and praised the journalists.

Yes, he praised the journalists, who organized the dinner.

But he's still very much Donald Trump, obsessing over his legacy, saying the most outlandish things,

and providing the American people with almost no understanding of what he hopes to achieve in the Middle East,

which causes many Americans, including this American, to wonder if he knows what he wants in the Middle East

or knows the pathway to get there. We'll talk about the president's dilemmas tonight,

and we'll discuss the state of the economy, which is everyone's problem, with my guests,

Peter Baker, the chief White House correspondent at The New York Times. Susan Glasser is a

columnist at The New Yorker.

Idris Kaloon is a staff writer at the Atlantic.

And Ashley Parker is a staff writer and a White House correspondent at the Atlantic.

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