Even if you disagree with his policies, you have to admit that President Donald Trump is delivering on his campaign promises.
He has drastically overhauled immigration and border control, slashed government agencies and tested the limits of the presidency with scores of executive orders.
His signature piece of legislation, an extension of his 2017 tax cuts, just passed the Senate, and it’s chock full of other agenda items on everything from student loans to Medicaid.
To be fair, many of these moves are unpopular. Others are controversial because he’s attempting to do them in novel ways, brushing up against the law and even the Constitution.
To low-information voters, Trump is doing something.
But to low-information voters, Trump is doing something. Some of them aren’t sure what to think, but will eventually decide how they feel based on the results.
Democrats, meantime, aren’t doing anything. That’s not their fault, since they’re in the minority and have limited bargaining chips under Trump’s my-way-or-the-highway approach. But they also aren’t saying what they would do, even if they had power.
Instead, they mostly focus on what Trump is doing, which only makes him seem even more active.
It is the same whining that we heard during the 2024 presidential race.After the passage of President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better legislation, which was a huge achievement for the administration, Democrats couldn’t sell it.
Instead they were on defense, all the time, as Republicans dinged them over inflation and the economy over and over again.
Even Trump, who’s not exactly known for message consistency, was able to focus on these issues, even finding the perfect cause: no taxes on tips.
When Trump first pitched the proposal at a Las Vegas campaign rally, there were few details. Wonks weren’t sure exactly how it would work but were mostly convinced it wouldn’t help much. Washington insiders were convinced it would never happen. Kamala Harris’ campaign dallied for weeks and then endorsed the idea as well, which was pretty much the worst way to handle it.
In retrospect, it is absolutely shocking that this wasn’t a proposal led by Democrats first. Then again, Democrats tend to overthink things like who will pay for it and how will it work.
As in his business deals, Trump didn’t care about the details but just focused on the sales pitch. And now he’s about to deliver on it with the passage of the Republican megabill.
In other words, Trump is proving to be a doer, not a talker. But even if he didn’t get it done, he would still appear to be fighting for it — and therefore, fighting for his supporters.








