Trumps team is so far head of the Deep State, Ds and MSM.
They will pass a reconciliation package putting it squarely in the hands of Congress, thereby circumventing the lower courts and not having to wait on a SCOTUS ruling. In this way they avoid the courts, delays and loss of momentum because reconciliation only takes 50 + 1 to pass and doesn't allow for filibusters. It side steps any thorny legal issues, they can cut off programs/expenditures/institutions without any legal problems because Congress has the power of the purse. They can also "add" what they want to fund.
DOGE is important but it's also a head fake to make the Ds reveal their strategy - a scouting mission of sorts. The data, leaks, and their timing are a set up for this strategy. The D's brought a knife to a gun fight...and they are still unaware of it.
It also takes away the Lefts eventual claim that SCOTUS is illegitimate. Because make no mistake that's what all this about so they can scream retribution.....HITLER 4 more years.
This is a special kind of stupid. And WE are on offense for the first time in 2 generations.
Yes, this needs to be done via legislation not exec orders... otherwise, it will be challenged, ignored and eventually overturned with another exec order or a partisan judge...
the map is not the territory. they have the wrong map for the territory....because they haven't taken a 30k view of the territory. they can only see what's directly in front of them.
budget reconciliation makes it virtually impossible for the courts to intercede. the left thinks they have him in a box canyon surrounded by multiple legal cases....instead they've boxed themselves into having to defend spouting about a "constitutional crisis" (which will be completely refuted by the process and rendered mute).
their whole argument was that he was going around congress, that's been taken away, and now they are left between a rock and a hard stone; on one hand they'll have to defend democracy by saying the administrative state has authority over the Executive and Congressional branches AND that attacking transparency/accountability is somehow democracy - thereby leaving them with only one option:
defend corruption, waste and grift
good luck dumbasses......
they're making it more difficult for themselves every day. they're cooked
Is the apparent difference between the Senates 2-3 bills versus the House big beautiful bill a head fact to make the DemRetards think the GOP will never get anything done? Then bam they go into conference Shazam they come out with one Super Duper Big Bill?
The Democrats taking the legal route is a gamble. They are trying to bog Trump down. However, when the court (probably SCOTUS) rules in Trump’s favor, they end up taking off the guardrails.
Also, many of the Executive Orders need to go to Congress and become law. Biden reversed most of Trump'S EO's an now Trump is reversing Biden's idiotic EO's. Trump's EO's need to become law.
These court challenges will end up at the SCOTUS. This administration is not backing down. Congress cannot even tie its own shoes. If you're waiting on Congress to make this right, you're in for another 60 year wait.
I'm telling you: That video of Schumer & Maxine Watters pitching a hissy fit outside the USAID building should be on a continuous loop, and used in every campaign for Republicans next year. It should add to the House's slim majority by 20 seats.
all i know is Trump, Elon and Vance should never be in the same room together. i'm serious. the left and the media is stirring up their loons with hate so bad....it's inevitable that we'll see an attempt on one....or all of their lives.
😂👍🏻 Along w a dashboard such as this background for her & her comrades surrounding the stalwart USDOE security: Waters lives in an almost $5m house & reportedly has a net worth over $5m on a Congressional salary of $174K & less when in the CA Leg. She paid her daughter for 10 yrs a reported salary of $100K.
I had not read Jeff's article from yesterday until after someone mentioned the same thing when i posted a similar comment on gatos sight.
He did a helluva lot better than I did. Plus he knows the legal stuff
But i do owe my buddy who's a lawyer some credit. When I asked him about a possible reconciliation package his eyes lit up and he told me about how the procedures are different from omnibus packages. I just regurgitated that and then provided a bit of my analysis in the comment above.
He’s an attorney. Don’t beat yourself up at all. It’s a great angle and I’m sure Jeff Childers and you aren’t the only two people who have thought of it.
Ryan, thank you for this explanation. I can always count on you. I’ve been a wee bit worried over the last few days, thinking the demorats would succeed putting the stops (or slow down) to a few of Musk/Tumps endeavors. The left, working in tandem with the whack-job liberal judges make headlines, and I get a bit skittish for a moment. Just a moment. Then I read a few conservative news outlets, and breathe a sigh of relief. To this new administration I say: Go dog go!!
I wrote something similar as a comment in another substack ( not as eloquent as your comment though) and another commenter asked if I was inhaling the nitrous oxide at the office.
Speaker Johnson is completely on board with this idea and can hopefully get a majority to vote for it. It’s genius.
I 100% voted for this and I am here to watch with my popcorn and wine. Out walking my dog this morning, I couldn't help but think that this may actually prove to be one of the most truly transformative time periods in the history of the United States. The federal government is out of control....literally and figuratively....financially and otherwise....and Musk and Trump are absolutely proving to be the pairing that could actually affect change. DON"T BACK DOWN!!
That's amazing that you can share in the joy with them and they understand the severity of the situation! I'm so excited for my kiddos (5&8) to keep increasing their understanding, but at least for now they're happily cheering for Trump and are AWARE of what to be on the lookout for in the world.
Very much so. My son is actually a college junior majoring in Accounting and he is finding all of these "government accounting practices" hysterically ridiculous! He truly now gets why my favorite quote is Reagan's the scariest words you can hear..."I'm from the government and here to help!"
You've taught him well! That's the unspoken battle, isn't it?! Training up our next generations to THINK for themselves and to be aware instead of following blindly. My parents definitely did not train me well, and I plan to remedy that with my kids.
Thank you! I of course like to think so., but the truth is they were born with very kind hearts balanced by equally rational brains. We just had to not screw them up, or let society do so (we are in Maryland, and although our town is somewhat conservative, we are surrounded by insanity!) We never stopped communicating ..daily...about the world we were living in. Thankfully they listened and weren't afraid to hold true to what was most obviously "real" vs woke fantasy. They are seeing in real time that holding true to your values and ideals in the face of adversity will always be the correct course!
PA is tied for fifth in the number of electoral votes and is the only swing state in the top six. Elon campaigned very aggressively in PA and campaigned on the concept of DOGE. People indeed voted for this.
Yes. A young man named Scott Pressler worked tirelessly to get out the PA vote, including the Amish. I was not diminishing others who contributed to Trump's win in PA. I am tired of hearing the rhetoric "nobody voted for Elon". Yes we did, eyes wide open.
Far WORSE than most know for sure this slow peel in reveal! This past election truly was as Vivek always said it was. Not Red vs Blue, but "we the people" vs the Deep or administrative state!
You gotta be freaking the fuck out if you know you took cash. Elon and his hacker team mapped all the treasury payments going back like 30 years. They did it at 2am on 1/21 and were done by 6.
Now they’re using algorithms and AI to comb through it and develop patterns. That’s the flow chart boxes you keep seeing released.
They have no idea what's hit them. DOGE and Trump are 3 steps ahead.
Did you know that people seeking criminal defense lawyers in the District of Columbia are up three fold in the last two weeks?
Sh*t's getting REAL
However bad you think it is, it's MUCH, MUCH worse. Even for folks like us.
Also, did you know that since WW2 no president nor any of his staff OR secretaries (including the treasury secretary) has had access to the government’s payment system?
That explains a lot....
Next up; DOGE auditing the Federal Reserve. Oh my that should be fun if Elon let's Ron Paul do it as he indicated yesterday.
Basically we've been under rule by administrative state since the Wilson regime
The role of the Treasury Secretary and his/her appointed subordinates since 1946 must be examined. What internal controls exist for the payment system. If no one can access the system except this select group of civil servants, who is guarding the hen house? How has Treasury passed the required audits?
Seriously. It's been 24 days, and I wake up everyday feeling like I need to pinch myself...is this actually happening?! After living a life where you're psyoped from every angle, seeing these guys come out and dismantle it in front of our eyes feels like a dream. We are witnessing the greatest comeback story of all time - not just in Trump, but in America. I could not be more grateful!
I think it's might be more like 10 steps ahead. The Democrats screaming and yelling like little children really are as stupid as they appear. I find it sickening that any of them are anywhere near our government much less in it. Just plain, rock stupid, as are those who vote for them over and over.
The phrase "people don't change" is generally true, but I don't think that Donald Trump is the same person he was 8 years ago or even a year ago. Yes, he's arrogant and a narcissist but he also is a man who respects success. I think he respects Elon Musk and that's why the digs from the left and media about "President Musk" don't bother him. Trump KNOWS he's the president, he knows he won, he knows he has a mandate, and that he defeated the people set out to defeat him -- and, for some, literally kill him. Trump has been successful because he brings in people who know more than he does about this or that and puts them to work to make him look good. A true leader surrounds himself with good people who enact his vision. I hope the bromance continues, because it's been fun.
I have already decided that we are lucky Trump didn't have 2 consecutive terms. He wouldn't have been this good in 2020. People needed to see full on the nonsense of Biden/Harris admin, plus we gained a cabinet that nobody would have envisioned 2020.
I agree. Trump learned A LOT in the four years he was out of office. He's better for it. And he doesn't have to deal with the mess that was COVID and the ridiculous stimulus payments that went out, which contributed to inflation.
Look what he was put thru...if anyone could say they have been tempered and put thru the fire it is Trump. Who do any of us know who could have come out of that? Not to mention to become the 47th POTUS.
I think Trump has changed a lot in 4 years. How could he not, with what he's been put through? He's never going to be humble, but his approach seems more thoughtful to me. (Well, except for turning Gaza into The Riviera... that made me cringe.)
I mostly agree with your assessment but disagree that Donald Trump is not into the details. He single handedly pressured Boeing to lower the price on Air Force 1 replacements to below 4 billion, saving 1.7B. He has consistently shown an ability to answer questions in great detail, knowing far more of the details than his predecessor. Additionally, although not reported on much, accounts by personnel around him show he is very much aware of what they have going on. IE: according to Kayleigh McEnany, his former Press Secretary, he was the first person to call her after she had a preventative double mastectomy. The genius of Trump is that he's enough into the details to call BS when challenged, but is also very good at delegating and demanding success.
Exactly. I also see Trump as a multi-tasker of the first magnitude. He's always keeping an eye on everything but he isn't one to insist on doing everything himself or micromanaging everything. His gift is in finding super smart, capable people he knows and trusts to keep a close eye on the details.
President Donald J Trump is wildly exceeding my expectations. Every day of his second term has been like Christmas Day for the American people. Elon Musk and his DOGE techies are doing days what we have elected every congressman and Senator to do for the past 60 years. Trump is brash, loud and self-aggrandizing, that said; he is exactly what this country needs right now. $Trillions needs to be cut from the budget if there is any hope for an American economic future. All kudos and thanks to Elon Musk and Donald Trump. This is just the economic side, equal or even greater advances are being made on the border, deportations, foreign policy and extinguishing the use of lawfare. In just three weeks, Donald Trump in the greatest president of my lifetime, and perhaps ever, since Abraham Lincoln.
I truly question how these Democrat idiots , especially the likes of Mad Maxine Waters and Phauxchantas Liz Warren , can make such fools of themselves over ending government waste and fraud. Maybe DOGE should investigate how they became millionaires on government salaries!
I haven't yet heard any of the screaming Dems utter a single word about the shocking examples of the waste and fraud that has been discovered. I guess they say nothing because they want all that fraud, stealing and subterfuge. It's their whole being.
Shrinking the bloated government is such a monumental task and Trump cannot do it alone. I think he understands this. As long as there’s a task to be done in this direction, I hope Elon stays on it. In that sense, I see that Trump and Elon will remain united. I don’t think Trump cares what is said about Elon and him by the Democrats. He’s gone through extreme law fare and assassination attempts. He’s got a spine of steel when it comes to taking out the Deep State at this point.
Got my popcorn ready, waiting for all the arrests of all the politicians that took money and kickbacks. When Musk made the comment about how these people making only 200,000 a year were able to become multimillionaires, he was leading into the best part, naming names. So glad I am alive to witness what is happening, it is a beautiful thing.
I've always wondered why no one (including Republicans) ever seemed to ask that question. It costs a lot to live in D.C. A $200K salary could easily get used up living there. I frequently look up the net worth of various government people I see and hear and it's always shocking to see how many millions most of them have. I ask how that came to be, but apparently a lot of people aren't all that interested in asking that question. Many are already rich, but a great many more enter Congress relatively poor and leave (if they ever leave) as multi-millionaires living large. Disgusting.
This has become a huge constitutional issue. Congress appropriates, saying here is the money to spend, but it is the Executive Branch that has the responsibility to decide how and if to spend it inside the appropriation categories. SCOTUS needs to get busy and shut down these activist judges who are trying to run the Executive Branch.
The best news of the day: RFK, Jr. will be HHS Secretary. The medical establishment's day of reckoning will be soon. When outside experts are allowed to look at the Vaccine Safety Datalink, the fur will fly.
I see Trump & Musk is a perfect confluence of common sense employing a machete.
Rather than analyzing every nickel & dime (no pennies! Trump hates pennies!), just take a whack at the whole thing. Just as it's easier to build on vacant land after demolishing a derelict building.
I think the gigantic failure of Trump 1.0 was that he, as the boss of a large business, thought the executive branch worked for him, and they'd do as he instructed them. He failed grasp that the government bureaucracy works for itself.
AND BTW, ALEX, TELL MATT TAIBBI THAT YOU NO LONGER WORK FOR THE NYTIMES.
Love watching the news every night now...no crazy shit from biden or his crew of total losers...it is really nice to see real things getting done by President Trump & all of his gang!! MAGA all the way!!
Is Biden still alive??? Harris did crawl out from under a rock a couple of times here in CA. She was high in the stands (cheap seats) at a game and no one paid any attention to her. I rather enjoyed seeing that. And then she popped up in the L.A. fire area and gave a rambling nonsensical speech that left people scratching their heads. She's done, so someone should tell her.
This hand grenade? No one thought it would produce fruit. I believe American taxpayers' money should be spent on Americans. Climate change transgender surgery is for people who are living in an imaginary world.
Trumps team is so far head of the Deep State, Ds and MSM.
They will pass a reconciliation package putting it squarely in the hands of Congress, thereby circumventing the lower courts and not having to wait on a SCOTUS ruling. In this way they avoid the courts, delays and loss of momentum because reconciliation only takes 50 + 1 to pass and doesn't allow for filibusters. It side steps any thorny legal issues, they can cut off programs/expenditures/institutions without any legal problems because Congress has the power of the purse. They can also "add" what they want to fund.
DOGE is important but it's also a head fake to make the Ds reveal their strategy - a scouting mission of sorts. The data, leaks, and their timing are a set up for this strategy. The D's brought a knife to a gun fight...and they are still unaware of it.
It also takes away the Lefts eventual claim that SCOTUS is illegitimate. Because make no mistake that's what all this about so they can scream retribution.....HITLER 4 more years.
This is a special kind of stupid. And WE are on offense for the first time in 2 generations.
They fell for it because they can't see past red
Yes, this needs to be done via legislation not exec orders... otherwise, it will be challenged, ignored and eventually overturned with another exec order or a partisan judge...
Its glorious.
the map is not the territory. they have the wrong map for the territory....because they haven't taken a 30k view of the territory. they can only see what's directly in front of them.
budget reconciliation makes it virtually impossible for the courts to intercede. the left thinks they have him in a box canyon surrounded by multiple legal cases....instead they've boxed themselves into having to defend spouting about a "constitutional crisis" (which will be completely refuted by the process and rendered mute).
their whole argument was that he was going around congress, that's been taken away, and now they are left between a rock and a hard stone; on one hand they'll have to defend democracy by saying the administrative state has authority over the Executive and Congressional branches AND that attacking transparency/accountability is somehow democracy - thereby leaving them with only one option:
defend corruption, waste and grift
good luck dumbasses......
they're making it more difficult for themselves every day. they're cooked
Ryan, I'm waiting for the first federal judge to block the reconciliation process as unconstitutional or some such silliness.
Wouldn't be shocked. At that point if that were to happen, wouldn't that become a constitutional issue?
Is the apparent difference between the Senates 2-3 bills versus the House big beautiful bill a head fact to make the DemRetards think the GOP will never get anything done? Then bam they go into conference Shazam they come out with one Super Duper Big Bill?
we shall see. this is all speculative. but it seems like a legit strategy to me.
The Democrats taking the legal route is a gamble. They are trying to bog Trump down. However, when the court (probably SCOTUS) rules in Trump’s favor, they end up taking off the guardrails.
Yup
Also, many of the Executive Orders need to go to Congress and become law. Biden reversed most of Trump'S EO's an now Trump is reversing Biden's idiotic EO's. Trump's EO's need to become law.
These court challenges will end up at the SCOTUS. This administration is not backing down. Congress cannot even tie its own shoes. If you're waiting on Congress to make this right, you're in for another 60 year wait.
Read my comment again. Reconciliation only requires 50 + 1 to pass and it doesn't allow for filibusters.
They ought to throw in a repeal of Obamacare in the process, just to add to the irony.
That would be epic. More liberal tears...they're delicious!
Hopefully if they need a simple majority it will work. If not then on to SCOTUS.
they have the democrats so turned around - they are threatening to shut down the government in march ...to protest trump shutting down the government!
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/democrats-threaten-government-shutdown-as-leverage-against-trump/ar-AA1yRebh
LOLOLOL!
When exposing a crime is treated like committing a crime, you may then know you are ruled by CRIMINALS
I'm telling you: That video of Schumer & Maxine Watters pitching a hissy fit outside the USAID building should be on a continuous loop, and used in every campaign for Republicans next year. It should add to the House's slim majority by 20 seats.
No doubt.
all i know is Trump, Elon and Vance should never be in the same room together. i'm serious. the left and the media is stirring up their loons with hate so bad....it's inevitable that we'll see an attempt on one....or all of their lives.
My best friend & I share this point. It's frightening.
Not to mention RFKjr.
😂👍🏻 Along w a dashboard such as this background for her & her comrades surrounding the stalwart USDOE security: Waters lives in an almost $5m house & reportedly has a net worth over $5m on a Congressional salary of $174K & less when in the CA Leg. She paid her daughter for 10 yrs a reported salary of $100K.
Shut down the government is precisely what many people want! Talk about CLUELESS!
I LOL'd when I read that.
Has anyone else noticed that Old Bat Pelosi seems to have disappeared?
As soon as attention was amplified questioning how she became a multimillionaire on a politicians salary.
I see you read Coffee & Covid!
I had not read Jeff's article from yesterday until after someone mentioned the same thing when i posted a similar comment on gatos sight.
He did a helluva lot better than I did. Plus he knows the legal stuff
But i do owe my buddy who's a lawyer some credit. When I asked him about a possible reconciliation package his eyes lit up and he told me about how the procedures are different from omnibus packages. I just regurgitated that and then provided a bit of my analysis in the comment above.
I’m glad you clarified not read C&C.
Well i have now. And I'm a bit ashamed at how much better he is at laying it out.
Don't rub it in...:)
He’s an attorney. Don’t beat yourself up at all. It’s a great angle and I’m sure Jeff Childers and you aren’t the only two people who have thought of it.
And it appears that maybe Congress is going to make these cases moot. That way tee DemRats can scream about packing the SCOTUS.
Ryan, thank you for this explanation. I can always count on you. I’ve been a wee bit worried over the last few days, thinking the demorats would succeed putting the stops (or slow down) to a few of Musk/Tumps endeavors. The left, working in tandem with the whack-job liberal judges make headlines, and I get a bit skittish for a moment. Just a moment. Then I read a few conservative news outlets, and breathe a sigh of relief. To this new administration I say: Go dog go!!
I wrote something similar as a comment in another substack ( not as eloquent as your comment though) and another commenter asked if I was inhaling the nitrous oxide at the office.
Speaker Johnson is completely on board with this idea and can hopefully get a majority to vote for it. It’s genius.
Or orange for that matter.
I 100% voted for this and I am here to watch with my popcorn and wine. Out walking my dog this morning, I couldn't help but think that this may actually prove to be one of the most truly transformative time periods in the history of the United States. The federal government is out of control....literally and figuratively....financially and otherwise....and Musk and Trump are absolutely proving to be the pairing that could actually affect change. DON"T BACK DOWN!!
The Golden Era! I'm so excited for my kids to grow up in this time - I was certainly worried there for a bit.
Me as well. Mine are 18 and 20, and boy are they loving this just as much as their parents. I think they finally feel a sense of hope.
That's amazing that you can share in the joy with them and they understand the severity of the situation! I'm so excited for my kiddos (5&8) to keep increasing their understanding, but at least for now they're happily cheering for Trump and are AWARE of what to be on the lookout for in the world.
Very much so. My son is actually a college junior majoring in Accounting and he is finding all of these "government accounting practices" hysterically ridiculous! He truly now gets why my favorite quote is Reagan's the scariest words you can hear..."I'm from the government and here to help!"
You've taught him well! That's the unspoken battle, isn't it?! Training up our next generations to THINK for themselves and to be aware instead of following blindly. My parents definitely did not train me well, and I plan to remedy that with my kids.
You obviously raised them well.
Thank you! I of course like to think so., but the truth is they were born with very kind hearts balanced by equally rational brains. We just had to not screw them up, or let society do so (we are in Maryland, and although our town is somewhat conservative, we are surrounded by insanity!) We never stopped communicating ..daily...about the world we were living in. Thankfully they listened and weren't afraid to hold true to what was most obviously "real" vs woke fantasy. They are seeing in real time that holding true to your values and ideals in the face of adversity will always be the correct course!
Exactly...imagine where we would be 24 days in IF Harris had won! Just what would coup-mala have done to this point in EO's or?
PA is tied for fifth in the number of electoral votes and is the only swing state in the top six. Elon campaigned very aggressively in PA and campaigned on the concept of DOGE. People indeed voted for this.
From what I understand, there was aggressive recruitment of the Amish vote. That certainly helped.
Yes. A young man named Scott Pressler worked tirelessly to get out the PA vote, including the Amish. I was not diminishing others who contributed to Trump's win in PA. I am tired of hearing the rhetoric "nobody voted for Elon". Yes we did, eyes wide open.
I've seen Scott Pressler on several podcasts. He's impressive, and his work was valuable.
He has been working on PA voter rolls. This guy is a treasure.
Susan, have you checked out stopbogusballots.com?
I think I feel about Trump + Musk the way my grandparents loved FDR--although Trump + Musk is the antithesis of FDR.
Funny, my paternal grandmother HATED FDR. She saw him for what he was much earlier than most!
FDR’s own mother made no secret she disagreed with his policies
As did my Grandfather
I love them for this:
https://x.com/nicksortor/status/1889802007399244249?s=19
Accountability starts NOW....finally....
Damn straight Ryan!
Far WORSE than most know for sure this slow peel in reveal! This past election truly was as Vivek always said it was. Not Red vs Blue, but "we the people" vs the Deep or administrative state!
You gotta be freaking the fuck out if you know you took cash. Elon and his hacker team mapped all the treasury payments going back like 30 years. They did it at 2am on 1/21 and were done by 6.
Now they’re using algorithms and AI to comb through it and develop patterns. That’s the flow chart boxes you keep seeing released.
They have no idea what's hit them. DOGE and Trump are 3 steps ahead.
Did you know that people seeking criminal defense lawyers in the District of Columbia are up three fold in the last two weeks?
Sh*t's getting REAL
However bad you think it is, it's MUCH, MUCH worse. Even for folks like us.
Also, did you know that since WW2 no president nor any of his staff OR secretaries (including the treasury secretary) has had access to the government’s payment system?
That explains a lot....
Next up; DOGE auditing the Federal Reserve. Oh my that should be fun if Elon let's Ron Paul do it as he indicated yesterday.
Basically we've been under rule by administrative state since the Wilson regime
The role of the Treasury Secretary and his/her appointed subordinates since 1946 must be examined. What internal controls exist for the payment system. If no one can access the system except this select group of civil servants, who is guarding the hen house? How has Treasury passed the required audits?
No one. That’s the scandal.
Bingo
L. F. G. !!! Everyday, the gifts abound!
Like Christmas Every. Damn. Day!
Seriously. It's been 24 days, and I wake up everyday feeling like I need to pinch myself...is this actually happening?! After living a life where you're psyoped from every angle, seeing these guys come out and dismantle it in front of our eyes feels like a dream. We are witnessing the greatest comeback story of all time - not just in Trump, but in America. I could not be more grateful!
https://redstate.com/streiff/2025/02/13/robert-f-kennedy-confirmed-n2185530
Just more Christmas!
*HAPPY DANCE* Let's goooooooooooo! Down to Kash, and then the real work begins!
McConnell was the traitor who voted no. As expected.
And he could not get a single republican to vote with him. Shows how little power he now wields.
Re: DOGE and Trump are 3 steps ahead
I think it's might be more like 10 steps ahead. The Democrats screaming and yelling like little children really are as stupid as they appear. I find it sickening that any of them are anywhere near our government much less in it. Just plain, rock stupid, as are those who vote for them over and over.
hate came for them. you can only harbor it for so long before it blinds the host.
Defense lawyers and therapists are overwhelmed in DC.
Those seeking criminal attorneys in DC has skyrocketed 4 fold in 2 weeks.
They're on the run...and the "cops" have the gun.
We've only just begun!
Just the TIP of the iceberg right!
The phrase "people don't change" is generally true, but I don't think that Donald Trump is the same person he was 8 years ago or even a year ago. Yes, he's arrogant and a narcissist but he also is a man who respects success. I think he respects Elon Musk and that's why the digs from the left and media about "President Musk" don't bother him. Trump KNOWS he's the president, he knows he won, he knows he has a mandate, and that he defeated the people set out to defeat him -- and, for some, literally kill him. Trump has been successful because he brings in people who know more than he does about this or that and puts them to work to make him look good. A true leader surrounds himself with good people who enact his vision. I hope the bromance continues, because it's been fun.
I have already decided that we are lucky Trump didn't have 2 consecutive terms. He wouldn't have been this good in 2020. People needed to see full on the nonsense of Biden/Harris admin, plus we gained a cabinet that nobody would have envisioned 2020.
I agree. Trump learned A LOT in the four years he was out of office. He's better for it. And he doesn't have to deal with the mess that was COVID and the ridiculous stimulus payments that went out, which contributed to inflation.
Look what he was put thru...if anyone could say they have been tempered and put thru the fire it is Trump. Who do any of us know who could have come out of that? Not to mention to become the 47th POTUS.
I think Trump has changed a lot in 4 years. How could he not, with what he's been put through? He's never going to be humble, but his approach seems more thoughtful to me. (Well, except for turning Gaza into The Riviera... that made me cringe.)
It's like he spent the last four years figuring out exactly what to do and who to bring on to get it done. Then doing it.
I mostly agree with your assessment but disagree that Donald Trump is not into the details. He single handedly pressured Boeing to lower the price on Air Force 1 replacements to below 4 billion, saving 1.7B. He has consistently shown an ability to answer questions in great detail, knowing far more of the details than his predecessor. Additionally, although not reported on much, accounts by personnel around him show he is very much aware of what they have going on. IE: according to Kayleigh McEnany, his former Press Secretary, he was the first person to call her after she had a preventative double mastectomy. The genius of Trump is that he's enough into the details to call BS when challenged, but is also very good at delegating and demanding success.
Exactly. I also see Trump as a multi-tasker of the first magnitude. He's always keeping an eye on everything but he isn't one to insist on doing everything himself or micromanaging everything. His gift is in finding super smart, capable people he knows and trusts to keep a close eye on the details.
Like Magic Johnson or Larry Bird. Trump SEES the entire court at all times
We need DOGE for every State government as well. (Especially the blue ones!)
All the way down to dog catcher
And for every large city government, too - especially here in NYC!
President Donald J Trump is wildly exceeding my expectations. Every day of his second term has been like Christmas Day for the American people. Elon Musk and his DOGE techies are doing days what we have elected every congressman and Senator to do for the past 60 years. Trump is brash, loud and self-aggrandizing, that said; he is exactly what this country needs right now. $Trillions needs to be cut from the budget if there is any hope for an American economic future. All kudos and thanks to Elon Musk and Donald Trump. This is just the economic side, equal or even greater advances are being made on the border, deportations, foreign policy and extinguishing the use of lawfare. In just three weeks, Donald Trump in the greatest president of my lifetime, and perhaps ever, since Abraham Lincoln.
If anybody needs a place on Mt. Rushmore, it's Donald J Trump.
The way it is going could very well occur! This is no ordinary 47th POTUS term!
I truly question how these Democrat idiots , especially the likes of Mad Maxine Waters and Phauxchantas Liz Warren , can make such fools of themselves over ending government waste and fraud. Maybe DOGE should investigate how they became millionaires on government salaries!
I haven't yet heard any of the screaming Dems utter a single word about the shocking examples of the waste and fraud that has been discovered. I guess they say nothing because they want all that fraud, stealing and subterfuge. It's their whole being.
Shrinking the bloated government is such a monumental task and Trump cannot do it alone. I think he understands this. As long as there’s a task to be done in this direction, I hope Elon stays on it. In that sense, I see that Trump and Elon will remain united. I don’t think Trump cares what is said about Elon and him by the Democrats. He’s gone through extreme law fare and assassination attempts. He’s got a spine of steel when it comes to taking out the Deep State at this point.
Elon and Trump get along because both like doing what people tell them they can't do.
Got my popcorn ready, waiting for all the arrests of all the politicians that took money and kickbacks. When Musk made the comment about how these people making only 200,000 a year were able to become multimillionaires, he was leading into the best part, naming names. So glad I am alive to witness what is happening, it is a beautiful thing.
I've always wondered why no one (including Republicans) ever seemed to ask that question. It costs a lot to live in D.C. A $200K salary could easily get used up living there. I frequently look up the net worth of various government people I see and hear and it's always shocking to see how many millions most of them have. I ask how that came to be, but apparently a lot of people aren't all that interested in asking that question. Many are already rich, but a great many more enter Congress relatively poor and leave (if they ever leave) as multi-millionaires living large. Disgusting.
This has become a huge constitutional issue. Congress appropriates, saying here is the money to spend, but it is the Executive Branch that has the responsibility to decide how and if to spend it inside the appropriation categories. SCOTUS needs to get busy and shut down these activist judges who are trying to run the Executive Branch.
The best news of the day: RFK, Jr. will be HHS Secretary. The medical establishment's day of reckoning will be soon. When outside experts are allowed to look at the Vaccine Safety Datalink, the fur will fly.
I see Trump & Musk is a perfect confluence of common sense employing a machete.
Rather than analyzing every nickel & dime (no pennies! Trump hates pennies!), just take a whack at the whole thing. Just as it's easier to build on vacant land after demolishing a derelict building.
I think the gigantic failure of Trump 1.0 was that he, as the boss of a large business, thought the executive branch worked for him, and they'd do as he instructed them. He failed grasp that the government bureaucracy works for itself.
AND BTW, ALEX, TELL MATT TAIBBI THAT YOU NO LONGER WORK FOR THE NYTIMES.
Love watching the news every night now...no crazy shit from biden or his crew of total losers...it is really nice to see real things getting done by President Trump & all of his gang!! MAGA all the way!!
Is Biden still alive??? Harris did crawl out from under a rock a couple of times here in CA. She was high in the stands (cheap seats) at a game and no one paid any attention to her. I rather enjoyed seeing that. And then she popped up in the L.A. fire area and gave a rambling nonsensical speech that left people scratching their heads. She's done, so someone should tell her.
This hand grenade? No one thought it would produce fruit. I believe American taxpayers' money should be spent on Americans. Climate change transgender surgery is for people who are living in an imaginary world.