Kate Leinbaugh
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And so the worry for the administration is if those Republicans people start to see political advantage in opposing Trump rather than going along with him, it will make it much more difficult for the administration to accomplish anything that they want to get through Congress. And we already hear some rumblings of nervousness.
But, you know, as Jackson says, most Republicans still see the best political strategy as sticking with Trump and trying to help him be successful and hoping that that is what is going to ultimately reassure voters when they eventually have to face them.
But, you know, as Jackson says, most Republicans still see the best political strategy as sticking with Trump and trying to help him be successful and hoping that that is what is going to ultimately reassure voters when they eventually have to face them.
But, you know, as Jackson says, most Republicans still see the best political strategy as sticking with Trump and trying to help him be successful and hoping that that is what is going to ultimately reassure voters when they eventually have to face them.
And of course, there were places Joe Biden couldn't go in his midterm.
And of course, there were places Joe Biden couldn't go in his midterm.
And of course, there were places Joe Biden couldn't go in his midterm.
One thing that's interesting to me is you might expect the first 100 days to sort of set the table for what's to come. But we actually seem to be at a real inflection point where the next 100 days could look very different from the first 100 days.
One thing that's interesting to me is you might expect the first 100 days to sort of set the table for what's to come. But we actually seem to be at a real inflection point where the next 100 days could look very different from the first 100 days.
One thing that's interesting to me is you might expect the first 100 days to sort of set the table for what's to come. But we actually seem to be at a real inflection point where the next 100 days could look very different from the first 100 days.
where, you know, we don't know if a peace deal with Ukraine is imminent or if the administration is going to, if Trump is going to walk away from the table. The Doge effort that consumed so much of the bandwidth of Trump's 100 days seems to be, if not winding down, changing very much in its sort of emphasis and leadership.
where, you know, we don't know if a peace deal with Ukraine is imminent or if the administration is going to, if Trump is going to walk away from the table. The Doge effort that consumed so much of the bandwidth of Trump's 100 days seems to be, if not winding down, changing very much in its sort of emphasis and leadership.
where, you know, we don't know if a peace deal with Ukraine is imminent or if the administration is going to, if Trump is going to walk away from the table. The Doge effort that consumed so much of the bandwidth of Trump's 100 days seems to be, if not winding down, changing very much in its sort of emphasis and leadership.
The tariffs are mostly in a state of suspended animation where what could be coming is a flurry of deals that set things back to sort of something resembling the status quo ante. Or we could just be waiting for that deadline to hit and all the tariffs go all the way back up.
The tariffs are mostly in a state of suspended animation where what could be coming is a flurry of deals that set things back to sort of something resembling the status quo ante. Or we could just be waiting for that deadline to hit and all the tariffs go all the way back up.
The tariffs are mostly in a state of suspended animation where what could be coming is a flurry of deals that set things back to sort of something resembling the status quo ante. Or we could just be waiting for that deadline to hit and all the tariffs go all the way back up.
So I think we are at a very uncertain point in this administration where a lot of things could go in one direction or another. That big, beautiful bill that's working its way through Congress, the rubber is really hitting the road. It's going to be very difficult. to write this bill in a way that will enable it to pass the House and Senate where Republicans have such narrow majorities.