Last week, the Washington Post reported that Donald Trump is about to announce a reorganization of the US Postal Service by executive order, fired the Post Office committee and moved quasi-independent agencies under the Commerce Department That was. The liberals were furious and cried out that Joe Biden could not even fire Postmaster Louis DeJoy. But everyone has overcome one fact. The exact idea is ridiculous.
In previous discussions on the USPS, Trump was talking about privatizing it, but he never brought it to the federal government. However, only Congress can reorganize the institutions that have actually been established through the law. Unlike USAID, the impact of shaking USPS is that every American feels like they have a mailbox right away. This is the group that gives postal services the second highest approval rate for federal agencies. And there’s this little point. By law, postal services are generally exempt from administrative orders.
The White House quickly returned the story, saying that the film had no executive orders. When Trump was asked about it, he went into his usual bullshit mode about something he had no real plan: he was “thinking about doing it” and ” Look at that.”
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This is a regime that sets the standard for the constant integration of enemy power and punishment. A month later, postal service trial balloons and quick cleanups indicate that the idea is gone. But the real question about Trump’s second term was whether he was bullying the country with an effective monarchy or will he be preyed by political gravity laws.
I’m taking the risk of critics now saying we have the answer.
His failures follow the normal direction of political overreach. The brave opponents from political opposition, corporate America, or his own coalition have not suddenly risen to the challenge. Gradually, the rulers gradually, but explicitly retracted their consent, so it starts from the bottom up and gives space to alienate themselves for those we somehow call “leaders.” Ta.
This does not mean that the next three years and 11 months will become gardens of joy on earth. Something terrible will happen. Good people were persecuted, bad people were almost promoted every day for the next 1,400 or so. But I believe that if Trump leaves Washington in disgrace in 2029, the government will return.
What about populism is something you have to be popular. The moment you lose contact with the general mood, you lose the ability to set your agenda without friction. On Valentine’s Day I wrote about continuing a higher reset on the big warning signs of consumer sentiment, the unanchan’s inflation expectations. Trump has founded himself as the only person in a key government, so all national issues fall on his head. He has done nothing to address these inflation concerns, so voters have already begun assigning condemnations.
Four polls showed measurable declines in his approval rating last week, putting him in the lowest position of president a month after taking office in 2017. The wrong truck rose 10 points in a month, with only 32% approved Trump on inflation. His financial approval rate is lower than at any point in his first semester.
When all the headlines from Washington are about Elon Musk (increasingly unpopular) about firing workers, dismantling agencies, chasing DEI programs and taking over IT systems for obscure reasons , it’s no wonder people see the president as focusing on the wrong issues. Americans believe Trump has stepped over his authority, but as a result, they probably don’t care. Cutting is more important than lawlessness.
When all Washington headlines are about Elon Musk, it’s no wonder people see the president as focusing on the wrong issues.
But as the economy drifts towards a combination of higher unemployment and higher inflation that was last seen in the late Jimmy Carter presidency, Trump will find it difficult to simply sweep and get into power. The town hall held last week in the district where Rep. Rich McCormick (R-GA) went to Trump 60-38 was a disaster, and angry constituents would stand up for them and not let Trump control the federal budget. I’m requesting it to. And cut services for the poor. Similar dynamics were seen in other deep red districts. In rural Eastern Oregon, the town hall was held by Rep. Cliff Benz (R-OR) in counties that rose 68% for Trump, and crowds were “The Tax Elon,” “Wealthy Tax,” and “Tax on the rich.” ” and “Tax billionaires.” In Oklahoma, the ingredients demanded that Rep. Kevin Heln (R-OK), the winner, November 60-34, put Musk under oath. In Wisconsin, Rep. Glenn Grossman (R-WI) won with similar numbers. At the town hall near Oshkosh, he faced a parade of boos and screams, as did Wisconsinite Councilman Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI).
For weeks we have seen Republicans effectively mute the president’s actions. All it took was a decline in voting support and a few angry city halls to turn it over. Rep. Trump Balderson (R-OH), who calls Trump’s executive order “out of control” and says Congress must decide whether federal agencies live or die, is here . His district went to Trump, 66-33. This says freshman Rep. Rob Bresnahan (R-PA) will never take away the benefits his neighbors, including Medicaid, are relying on. Idaho Rep. Mike Simpson is a lawmaker from all over the place and is opposed to mass shootings that have hit the National Park Service quite violently.
Sen. Tom Tillis (R-NC) spoke publicly on the Senator’s floor, and among several Republicans, he was shot by Trump’s claim that Ukraine was an invader in the war with Russia. . Such public denials are new and totally courtesy of Trump’s collapse. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) is perennial to cover her forehead and express her concern, but it’s new to her that Trump has violated the constitution by engaging in the reservoir. . Even Senator Randpole (R-KY) had to admit his frustration that it was up to Congress to sanction all Doge spending cuts, even if he liked what he was doing.
It all adds to the usual tensions within the administrative hierarchy, especially with regard to Musk, which has angered Cabinet officials and Trump’s inner circle. Republican lawmakers are also focusing on Musk, making it easier for Trump to abandon him and respond to his property turns. But Trump is the one who made all his promises about improving the lives of voters, and he never fires himself.
The biggest example of a country’s mood change could be happening in Paramount (which owns CBS). A month ago, it was almost certain that the studio followed what Disney, Facebook and X did by resolving a frivolous lawsuit with Trump. Paramount is a roughly 60-minute interview with Kamala Harris, absurdly claiming that Trump was mis-edited to try and cost him the election. The studio has completed its sale to Skydance and requires federal approval. This was thought to be the reason for the resolution as a gift to the president. But the settlement is now far away, and Paramount fought, including pursuing a trial that would allow Trump to obtain personal financial information in the discovery. That doesn’t happen if Trump is running high among the public. People who have lost their numbers are easier to blame.
This will not allow federal regulators to enforce white-collar crimes again. We are trying to deregulation orgy, and the tax cut fight will still work for billionaires. At least the vulnerable people are paying the price. And in foreign policy, the president has a more freer hand. Saying Trump’s coup has failed, this clearly dim outlook remains.
But that means that Trump seizes the structure of democracy and forces the political system to carry out his whims will not go as far as the way he did in the first few weeks of his term. Masu. We are taking part in the Trench battle in court on these enforcement issues, and Trump loses many, if not most of them. As his team does now, he weaves with the bob and uses loopholes and hand threads to reduce spending and maintain what he wants. It’s just trying to anger the public and his political enemies. And he needs public acceptance to elicit his radical purpose.
This is also not a call to stop, relax or be vigilant. It’s just an observation. The public protest was successful. It’s no longer possible for Trump to maintain the coup. If people keep this up, they will be even more successful.
