We are now living in the land of the triple whammy.

The nation is reeling from Donald Trump’s immigration week, during which he changed personalities on several occasions, made the now-famous complaint about African “shithole countries” and appeared to believe that if we just changed our rules, droves of Norwegians would flee the oppression of generous pensions and quality health care to become American citizens.

Trump has a way of creating three-step crises: He begins with an unnerving decision, then makes it clear he’ll be doing nothing to minimize the potential damage. Then comes Step 3, which involves something so bizarre that it’s almost scary.

O.K., often really scary.

Take North Korea. Trump began a policy of diplomacy-by-insult, calling Kim Jong-un “Rocket Man” in a United Nations address. Then it became clear he was going to pursue it via Twitter. Then came the “my button works” moment.

Or offshore drilling. Just last week, the administration said it would allow new oil and gas drilling in almost all our coastal waters. We’re talking more than a billion acres. Many people — particularly the ones who live along the coasts — think this is a terrible idea.