For many Americans the most worrisome feature of the Biden administration was the nagging suspicion that “Scranton Joe” wasn’t really in charge. Despite a coordinated effort by the Democrats and the corporate media to cover it up, most Americans realized that Biden was cognitively impaired. Several polls released in early 2023 found that only about one out of three Americans believed he possessed the mental acuity to serve effectively as president. Yet the Democrats and most members of the Fourth Estate feigned surprise when the sad truth was revealed during last June’s presidential debate. That effectively ended the 2024 election, the Harris charade notwithstanding.
Most importantly, the executive branch of the government will once again have a chief executive.
Consequently, at noon on Monday, Chief Justice John Roberts will administer the presidential oath of office to Donald J. Trump. And it’s probable, though many will never admit it, that most Americans will rest easier when we again have a president who possesses the cognitive capacity and physical stamina to handle the toughest job on the planet.
Trump is by no means without his faults, of course. Nor will it be easy for him to right a ship of state that is not only far off course but listing heavily to larboard. Nonetheless, according to a Gallup survey released this month, most Americans are optimistic about Trump’s ability to get the country on an even keel by addressing key issues they have consistently identified as important:
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- 68 percent say he will be able to control illegal immigration.
- 60 percent say he will be able to reduce unemployment.
- 60 percent say he will be able to keep the U.S. safe from terrorism.
- 58 percent say he will be able to improve the economy.
- 55 percent say he will be able to keep the nation out of war.
- 54 percent say he will be able to cut our taxes.
- 51 percent say he will be able to reduce the crime rate.
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Thwarting the President
This is a daunting “to do” list, particularly considering that the outgoing Biden regime has been doing everything in its power to preempt Trump’s ability to carry out the will of the voters. On illegal immigration, for example, it has attempted to sabotage Trump’s plan to finish building the border wall by removing unused building materials from key locations and selling them at government auctions. This was halted by a federal judge on Dec. 28. On Jan. 10, Biden’s Department of Homeland Security announced that it would extend temporary protected status (TPS) for about 1 million foreign nationals who don’t qualify for asylum. This is clearly an attempt to shield these people from deportation by Trump.
The most outrageous attempt to thwart Trump’s agenda is, of course, the Jan. 6 executive order “permanently” blocking the sale of new leases for more than 625 million acres of ocean along the entire Atlantic coast, the eastern Gulf of Mexico, the Pacific Coast, and the Northern Bering Sea. Trump mocked Biden’s ban: “It’s ridiculous. I’ll unban it immediately.” His spokesperson, Karoline Leavitt, responded to the EO as follows: “This is a disgraceful decision designed to exact political revenge on the American people who gave President Trump a mandate to increase drilling and lower gas prices.” The Chair of the House Committee on Natural Resources, Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.), issued this statement:
While the federal deficit grows, President Biden’s decision to lock away 625 million acres of future energy potential undermines one of our nation’s greatest revenue streams — energy receipts, second only to income taxes. In the 119th Congress, we will use every tool, including reconciliation, to restore and unleash these revenues, fueling conservation, coastal resilience, and energy independence, and ensuring America — not OPEC, Russia or China — leads the world.
Better Prepared Than Last Time
The minefield of executive IEDs that the Biden regime will be leaving behind is by no means limited to immigration and energy, but Trump is far better prepared for what awaits him than he was in January of 2017. Moreover, his transition team is extremely well organized and his closest advisors are far more sophisticated than the crew he arrived with at the beginning of his first term. His chief of staff, Susie Wiles, has been described in Politico as “the most feared and least known political operative in America.” She is largely responsible for the highly-disciplined, leak-free campaign that returned Trump to the presidency, and she is expected to run a very tight ship when he again takes up residence in the White House.
Most importantly, the executive branch of the government will once again have a chief executive. With Trump at the helm, no one will ask the question that was so often heard during Biden’s term: Who is running the government? No one will wonder if the occupant of the Oval Office is addled enough to believe he can amend the Constitution with an announcement on X. There may be moronic stories in the corporate media about “President Musk,” or hypocritical accusations from failed ex-presidents about an imaginary oligarchy, but serious people will ignore this nonsense. When Donald Trump takes his seat behind the Resolute desk on Monday, we will have a functioning chief executive for the first time in four years.
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