India, March 28 -- The notion of United States (US) President Donald Trump being unpredictable has been a defining feature of his public persona, particularly since his initial presidential campaign in 2016 and throughout his time in office. However, many of his actions, rhetoric, and strategies might not be as unpredictable as they are often portrayed to be. To understand whether Trump is truly unpredictable, it's important to delve into what unpredictability means in the context of political behaviour and examine how Trump's actions align with or defy expectations.

In political discourse, the term unpredictable often refers to a leader who makes decisions or takes actions that seem to deviate from established norms or defy conventional...