Politico Roundtable
Michael Steel, managing director at the consulting firm Hamilton Place Strategies, was an adviser to Jeb Bush’s 2016 presidential campaign and press secretary for House Speaker John Boehner. "He’s a unique phenomenon. He doesn’t play by the same rules. Complaining that Donald Trump doesn’t do the same things that regular politicians do is akin to complaining that your cat doesn’t fetch. It’s not what he does. He’s an entertainer, not a politician."