Winston Churchill famously said that one should never let a good crisis go to waste and it seems US President Donald Trump may be taking his advice.
There were shocking claims this week of chaos and dissent within his administration, but President Trump has managed to turn the bad headlines into a rallying call ahead of November's midterm elections.
It all started with the release of extracts from Bob Woodward's new book with claims that staff removed documents from President Trump's desk to prevent him from making rash and potentially dangerous decisions.
According to the book, President Trump ordered the assassination of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad but the request was ignored.
There are also claims that White House Chief of Staff John Kelly repeatedly referred to President Trump as an idiot and described the White House as "crazytown".
President Trump dismissed the book as a scam and total fiction.
Next came a scathing, anonymous op-ed in the New York Times, which the paper claims has been written by a senior official in the Trump administration.
The writer said staff were alarmed by the President's behaviour and that there was a resistance movement within the administration working to undermine him.
In his response, Donald Trump dismissed it in his usual way describing it as "fake news" but he also went further.
He turned it into a pitch for more votes.
Addressing cheering supporters at a rally in Montana, he portrayed the New York Times op-ed as an attack against the country saying unelected deep state operatives were a threat to democracy.
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He claimed that even liberals who hate him thought it was terrible adding that his opponents had gone too far this time and that it would backfire resulting in more support for him.
While it is true that this week's revelations won't damage his popularity among his base, they're unlikely to attract any new voters.
Former President Barack Obama made a return to campaigning this week. He attacked President Trump and urged Democrats to stand up to the bullies and vote in November's Midterm Elections to restore "honesty, decency and lawfulness" to the government.
If Republicans lose control of Congress it could mean big trouble for Donald Trump.
But now he has even turned his possible impeachment into a campaign rallying call. He told supporters in Montana that if he is impeached it will be their fault for not voting for Republicans in the Midterms.
Despite all the negative claims about his presidency this week Donald Trump continues to fight.
Perhaps he is following another famous Churchill quote: "If you're going through hell, keep going."
