Grand Optimism and Vigorous Vigilance Will Net Enduring Victories | 1/21/25

Today, I analyze Trump’s first day in office in general and the executive orders specifically. On the one hand, most of the orders are not yet enduring and we still have to cross a number of hurdles. But on the other hand, the willingness to get rid of things like birthright citizenship demonstrates that the sky is the limit in terms of the mandate. We need to think much bigger. There is no reason why Trump can’t use his unprecedented bully pulpit and veto threat to get more out of Congress. It also shows that we don’t need to accept liberal policies from this administration. Trump is willing to deliver what we demand, so why back down? Keep the optimism, but let’s vigilantly guard against bad influences on this administration so that it will endure for years to come.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices