Be Quiet (for Your Own Good), Mr. President

Donald Trump and Willie Brown, among others, in a
1996 episode of "Suddenly Susan" (Getty Images)

Former SF Mayor and California Assembly Speaker Willie Brown has advice for Donald Trump: [bold added]

Just when you think all is quiet, he erupts. Just when you think he is going to erupt, he goes quiet.

Take the self-control he’s shown in the aftermath of porn star Stormy Daniels’ “60 Minutes” interview. If he would conduct himself in that fashion on other matters, he’d be well on his way to re-election.

His reaction was perfect: Stone silence. Not a single tweet.

For once, he’s figured out that the story will fade away if he just shuts up.

In recent years Willie Brown has been more of an analyst than a partisan.