Trump is a new kind of Sheriff. Congress managed to pass a bipartisan Housing Affordability Act which allegedly benefits both Republican and Dem politicians. Trump told them to cram it until they pass the SAVE Act. Any other establishment politician would just have signed it for the PR. On CNN they used certain buzz words with negative connotations to describe this. Trump is "obsessed," "fixated," and "delusional" according to them when it comes to the SAVE Act. If Obama had done something similar, he would be described as "heroic" or "standing up for what he believes." If crazed right wingers had vandalized the Reflecting Pool, they would be deemed a threat to democracy. The FBI would drop all other investigations and seek them out to the ends of the Earth. But the story is that Trump botched the job.
What I like about Trump is he's acting like a guy playing with house money. He no longer has to worry about the next election. I don't think he is all that concerned about the midterms. He's going to do what he thinks is best for the country and he's willing to accept the political fallout. We've had other two term presidents but they governed like they were still concerned with their legacy. Trump doesn't do that. It is reflected in both his actions and his words. He has no filter. He says what's on his mind. I got a big kick out of the Oval Office scene when his Energy Secretary was fumbling over his obviously prepared lines and Trump turned to him and in a good natured way told him, "Nobody cares." The lefties tried to us it as another example of Trump being unhinged but in reality it was a good natured barb at a member of his team. Anyone who has ever played team sports knows this is the kind of trash talk teammates hurl at each other all thee time.
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