LOL... He really has. Next up, the left will be protesting for global thermonuclear war.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/...7/trump-forces-democrats-defend-indefensible/
Still reeling from the breakneck pace and audacity of President Donald Trump’s first two weeks in office, the New Republic‘s Michael Tomasky made an intriguing comparison. “Trump 1.0,” he observed, “was a Jackson Pollock—splat splat all over the place. Trump 2.0 is painting within very precise lines. It’s terrifying.”
Tomasky was right. In his first term, Trump was undisciplined, impulsive, reactive rather than strategic, and politically naive. He underestimated the complexities of Washington and, at least initially, failed to recognize the dangers surrounding him. Eight years later, Trump’s eyes are wide open. He knows whom to trust and avoid. He is surrounded by a fiercely loyal team of Cabinet members, advisers, and staffers. His actions are deliberate. He is firmly in control.
Most notably, he has developed an invaluable new skill: a remarkable ability to force the Democratic Party into defending the most indefensible positions.
We saw glimpses of this during the campaign. Then-Vice President Kamala Harris was forced to justify her administration’s open border policy, its support for gender-affirming procedures for minors, and allowing biological males to compete in women’s sports alongside a host of other radical positions.
Trump has now compelled Democrats to defend the most egregious position of all — opposition to a comprehensive audit of the U.S. government. Cutting waste and fraud from the bloated, out-of-control federal budget is something that everyone should applaud, yet Democrats have gone to extraordinary lengths to block the Department of Government Efficiency from fulfilling its mission.
Elon Musk and his team of 20-something tech wizards have already uncovered at least $65 billion worth of waste, and most are delighted. A Harvard-Harris poll released Monday found that 76% of respondents supported “a full-scale effort to find and eliminate fraud and waste in government expenditures.” In other words, they like what DOGE is doing.
Aside from Trump’s decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America, which garnered only 39% support, the vast majority of those polled back Trump’s agenda. Support ranged from 57% for ending bans on offshore drilling to 81% for deporting illegal immigrants who have committed crimes.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/...7/trump-forces-democrats-defend-indefensible/
Still reeling from the breakneck pace and audacity of President Donald Trump’s first two weeks in office, the New Republic‘s Michael Tomasky made an intriguing comparison. “Trump 1.0,” he observed, “was a Jackson Pollock—splat splat all over the place. Trump 2.0 is painting within very precise lines. It’s terrifying.”
Tomasky was right. In his first term, Trump was undisciplined, impulsive, reactive rather than strategic, and politically naive. He underestimated the complexities of Washington and, at least initially, failed to recognize the dangers surrounding him. Eight years later, Trump’s eyes are wide open. He knows whom to trust and avoid. He is surrounded by a fiercely loyal team of Cabinet members, advisers, and staffers. His actions are deliberate. He is firmly in control.
Most notably, he has developed an invaluable new skill: a remarkable ability to force the Democratic Party into defending the most indefensible positions.
We saw glimpses of this during the campaign. Then-Vice President Kamala Harris was forced to justify her administration’s open border policy, its support for gender-affirming procedures for minors, and allowing biological males to compete in women’s sports alongside a host of other radical positions.
Trump has now compelled Democrats to defend the most egregious position of all — opposition to a comprehensive audit of the U.S. government. Cutting waste and fraud from the bloated, out-of-control federal budget is something that everyone should applaud, yet Democrats have gone to extraordinary lengths to block the Department of Government Efficiency from fulfilling its mission.
Elon Musk and his team of 20-something tech wizards have already uncovered at least $65 billion worth of waste, and most are delighted. A Harvard-Harris poll released Monday found that 76% of respondents supported “a full-scale effort to find and eliminate fraud and waste in government expenditures.” In other words, they like what DOGE is doing.
Aside from Trump’s decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America, which garnered only 39% support, the vast majority of those polled back Trump’s agenda. Support ranged from 57% for ending bans on offshore drilling to 81% for deporting illegal immigrants who have committed crimes.
