Free speech: Not only did Trump end the Biden administration’s censorship campaign, Vice President JD Vance went to Europe to confront its flabbergasted leaders over their descent into authoritarianism, telling them that “shutting down” speech the left doesn’t like is the “most surefire way to destroy democracy.”
Foreign policy: It has been a pleasure to watch as nations once again show the U.S. the respect that we are due, and to see a leader use his authority to put our interests front and center. As NPR put it, “Trump’s aggressive foreign policy decisions have shaken the globe.” Music to our ears. Even MSNBC has been forced to admit that “on foreign policy, Trump did two things right last week.”
Polls: As gifts go, it doesn’t get much better than seeing a headline in the leftist Daily Beast declaring that “Trump Notches All-Time High Approval Rating as Dems Hit New Low,”
But perhaps the biggest present of all has been the ongoing reports about the Democratic Party’s complete meltdown.
From their petulant behavior during Trump’s congressional address, to the rancorous infighting – our favorite so far is Sen. John Fetterman’s response to criticism from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez that “I hope you can relay how little I care about her views on this” – to Sen. Chuck Schumer canceling his book tour because of “security concerns” from whack-job leftists, to the unfolding scandal involving the Democrats’ fundraising machine, ActBlue. Democrats are finally beginning to reap what they’ve been sowing for decades.
Then there’s the burgeoning controversy of Biden’s use of an autopen to sign most documents, a stunning revelation that led to Trump declaring that the pardons signed by President Autopen are null and void, which in turn forced the mainstream media to cover a scandal they’d been ignoring.
How long will this festive season last? What if there’s a major screwup or a terrible scandal? What if the economy falls into a recession? How will Trump handle bad news when it comes? Those are all legitimate questions. Christmas can’t last forever, after all, and we hope Trump and company are planning for rough waters ahead.
For now, however, our advice is to relish this unprecedented moment in U.S. history, because none of us is likely to live long enough to see anything like it again.
— Written by the I&I Editorial Board
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