Jonathan Swan

The impression you got from watching the speech was this is a president who, despite everything so far, all of the protests, the stock market reaction to what he's doing with tariffs, the outrage from Democrats, this is a president who is not taking any steps backwards. He is barreling forward with his agenda.

The impression you got from watching the speech was this is a president who, despite everything so far, all of the protests, the stock market reaction to what he's doing with tariffs, the outrage from Democrats, this is a president who is not taking any steps backwards. He is barreling forward with his agenda.

He's doing it unapologetically, and he shows no sign so far of retreating from any of these very aggressive moves that he's taken.

He's doing it unapologetically, and he shows no sign so far of retreating from any of these very aggressive moves that he's taken.

He's doing it unapologetically, and he shows no sign so far of retreating from any of these very aggressive moves that he's taken.

So I think he's going to work something out with them. It's not going to be a pause, none of that pause stuff. But I think he's going to figure out, you do more and I'll meet you in the middle some way.

So I think he's going to work something out with them. It's not going to be a pause, none of that pause stuff. But I think he's going to figure out, you do more and I'll meet you in the middle some way.

So I think he's going to work something out with them. It's not going to be a pause, none of that pause stuff. But I think he's going to figure out, you do more and I'll meet you in the middle some way.

He was asked about Ukraine not having a seat at the table. And it was a very revealing exchange.

He was asked about Ukraine not having a seat at the table. And it was a very revealing exchange.

He was asked about Ukraine not having a seat at the table. And it was a very revealing exchange.

President Trump attacked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

President Trump attacked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

President Trump attacked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Trump incorrectly said that he had a 4% approval rating and even seemed to suggest that Zelensky was the one who was responsible for the Russian invasion.

Trump incorrectly said that he had a 4% approval rating and even seemed to suggest that Zelensky was the one who was responsible for the Russian invasion.

Trump incorrectly said that he had a 4% approval rating and even seemed to suggest that Zelensky was the one who was responsible for the Russian invasion.

We already knew that Trump felt more warmly toward the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, than he did towards Zelensky. But it was illuminating to be there at Mar-a-Lago at this moment, as his team is negotiating, to see him effectively blame Zelensky for the invasion of his country. The contempt was stark.

We already knew that Trump felt more warmly toward the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, than he did towards Zelensky. But it was illuminating to be there at Mar-a-Lago at this moment, as his team is negotiating, to see him effectively blame Zelensky for the invasion of his country. The contempt was stark.

We already knew that Trump felt more warmly toward the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, than he did towards Zelensky. But it was illuminating to be there at Mar-a-Lago at this moment, as his team is negotiating, to see him effectively blame Zelensky for the invasion of his country. The contempt was stark.