If vote totals and percentages are your justification, Biden had a bigger mandate (that he misread until it blew up).
If Trump Misreads His Mandate
A Wall Street Journal opinion article discusses If Trump Misreads His Mandate
Donald Trump will begin his second term with substantial support and public optimism. This optimism extends well beyond his MAGA Republican base to include a majority of independents, 48% of Hispanic voters and even 41% of black voters, according to a Quinnipiac University national poll released Dec. 18.
Joe Biden wasn’t elected to be the second coming of FDR or LBJ. After the tumult of Mr. Trump’s first term, most Americans simply wanted a return to normal and a steady hand at the helm of U.S. foreign policy. Instead, they got a botched withdrawal from Afghanistan, a spike in inflation and a surge of illegal immigration. By the fall of 2021, Mr. Biden’s job approval had fallen to the low 40s, and it never recovered.
According to the Quinnipiac poll, 60% of black voters, 72% of Hispanic voters, and 77% of white voters without college degrees describe the state of the U.S. economy as “not so good” or “poor.” This is the No. 1 problem they want Mr. Trump to solve. If he does, historians and the American people will regard his presidency as successful, and his party will be more likely to win in 2028.
But vulnerabilities lie behind Mr. Trump’s facade of strength, partially because many of his policy proposals are unpopular. For example, 51% of Americans oppose, and only 38% favor, his plan to impose tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada and China. Although Republicans and white voters without college degrees support it, most groups oppose it, including independents, Hispanics and young adults, whose increased support put him over the top against Kamala Harris. Perhaps these critics of his plan believe, as do many economists, that tariffs will end up raising prices for consumers, contradicting one of the president-elect’s core promises.
Mr. Trump could also overreach on immigration. According to a recent Washington Post-University of Maryland poll, a majority of Americans oppose using the U.S. military to carry out mass deportations of undocumented immigrants. The Quinnipiac poll found that 55% of Americans favor giving “most” of these immigrants a path to legal status in the U.S., compared with 36% who support deporting them. And by a ratio of more than 2 to 1, Americans want to continue birthright citizenship—automatically granting citizenship to all children born in the U.S.—rather than ending this practice for children of noncitizens, as the president-elect has proposed.
Mr. Trump will also face public opposition if he tries to use his power to reward his friends and punish his enemies. Two-thirds of Americans polled by the Washington Post would oppose issuing pardons for people convicted of crimes related to the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol. The same poll found that 60% reject using the Justice Department to investigate the president’s political rivals, 72% oppose police using force to stop anti-Trump protests, and 88% oppose putting reporters in jail for writing stories he dislikes.
Mr. Trump may believe that his massive following, powers of persuasion and sheer determination will be enough to sweep aside these difficulties. He may even dismiss these challenges as trivial in light of the obstacles he overcame in his path back to the White House. But the consequences of defying public opinion would eventually catch up with him.
Deal for Dreamers
Trump has already reversed on his immigration pledges.
That’s a good thing because the costs associated with deporting 15 million immigrants would be huge.
There would be an immediate labor shortage in construction, hotel staffing, cooking, and farm labor.
Trump does have a mandate to boot criminals and close the border. Beyond that, there is no overwhelming mandate, if indeed any mandate at all.
Cost of Tariffs and Cost of Living
A majority of people are for some tariffs. But that’s due to improperly worded questions and misunderstandings.
Trump promotes the myth that foreign nations pay tariffs when in fact US consumers pay tariffs (or alternately there are successful tariff avoidance maneuvers by exporting nations).
Would people support tariffs if you told them who really paid for tariffs and prices would likely go up in response?
We are going to see some tariff hikes from the self-proclaimed “Tariff Man”. But if Trump goes ahead with 60 percent tariffs on China, then US trade with China will come to a grinding halt, with repercussions.
Trump never discusses repercussions or costs. How can there be a mandate if policy costs are hidden?
Trump’s overwhelming mandate is to fix inflation, not hike tariffs.
Reducing the Deficit
Trump also has a mandate to reduce the deficit. But there is no mandate how.
Democrats want to raise taxes on the wealthy (a lie because it inevitably bleeds over to the middle class).
Republicans are counting on DOGE.
But is there a mandate to defund the Department of Education? I have no idea, but I would say just do it.
Can such an idea get through Congress? At a minimum, it would be very difficult.
If four Republican senators would say no or as few as two Republicans in the House would said no, then it won’t happen.
Trump Threatens to Take Down Chip Roy
On December 19, I noted Trump Threatens to Take Down Chip Roy, One of the Only True Fiscal Conservatives
Massive Republican infighting between Trump and fiscal conservatives is underway.
“We’re working right now on how to actually cut spending, which is what the voters sent me to Washington to do,“ said Roy.
Q: Does anyone disagree?
A: Yes, Trump does.
Trump demanded Republicans raise the debt ceiling and threatened to primary Roy.
Trump Threatens to Take Control of Panama Canal
On December 22, I commented Trump Threatens to Take Control of Panama Canal in Dispute Over Costs
“Welcome to the United States Canal!,” says Trump.
Q: Is there a mandate for that act of war?
A: Of course not.
Taking over Panama in an act of war is either idiocy by Trump or an obvious Bluff.
USMCA Best Deal Ever
According to Trump USMCA was the best deal in history. Now he threatens to scrap it.
On October 20, I noted Trump Disavows His Own “Best in History” USMCA Trade Deal
Trump now says he would rather have no trade deal than the deal he negotiated.
This is an implicit admission that Trump is a poor deal maker. More importantly, Trump unilaterally threatens to break a treaty approved by the Senate and signed by Trump.
Q: Is there a mandate to break treaties?
A: Of course not.
This is another threat so awful that it’s an obvious bluff or blatantly stupid. Take your pick. Either way there is no mandate.
What Industries Will Suffer the Most Under Trump’s Plan to “Make Tariff’s Great Again”?
On November 27, I asked What Industries Will Suffer the Most Under Trump’s Plan to “Make Tariff’s Great Again”?
Trump is upping the rhetoric on Mexico, Canada, and China on top of previous tariff threats.
Who will be hardest hit? Click on the above link for the answer.
A Majority of One
On November 30, I commented A Tiny Republican Majority in the House Will Make Legislation Difficult
[Assuming Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-NY is quickly confirmed for ambassador to United Nations, and Mike Waltz, R-Fl for national security adviser] the House would be 217-215 with Republicans having zero votes to spare in a flip, but one vote to spare due to an absence or abstention.
A single flip would make it 216-216. Even at 219-215 after the special elections, Republicans can afford at most one flip making a vote 218-216. A second flip would result in a 217-217 tie.
A Mandate by One
Is 217-215 or 220-215 a mandate?
New York will be in no hurry to fill that seat.
So even if the others are quickly filled, the best Republican can look for in 2025 is 219-215 meaning they will have precisely one vote to spare in the House.
Is that a mandate? To do what?
Trump Backs Down From Strong Sweeping Deportation Promise
Earlier today I noted Trump Backs Down From Strong Sweeping Deportation Promise
That’s a good thing, because the mandate is not mass deportations. The mandate is to close the border and work out a deal with dreamers.
Political Capital
Meanwhile, Trump keeps wasting political capital when he has little to begin with, especially in the House.
Nearly 40 reps stood up to Trump when he sought to eliminate the debt ceiling.
Each time this happens, the easier it is to stand up to Trump.
Yeah, go ahead and primary those who disagree. Nothing will get done with the ensuing bickering, then in two years the majority of one will be gone.
It’s no way to run the country.
Trump has blown it with his sabre rattling with Canada, Panama, and Greenland.
How can he now have the moral high ground with Russia, China, and Israel when he tells them not to invade their neighbors?
In 4 years more Americans will want the US to be Canada’s 11th province than Canadians will want to be the 51st state.
Also if Canada did become the 51st state that would be about 50 electoral votes based on population. Likely democratic votes. Trump should be careful what he wishes for.
Sadly, people like the author and me did quite well in the Biden Gulag of war, corruption, hate and printing money without any backing.
Clinging to this financial success based on the Beltway Brussels imperialism is shorting out the author’s analysis. Worse yet, the author, like so many, just hate the Thump and can’t see him as a small part of a very big picture of change here, in South America and Europe.
UK consumers pays tariffs on goods from America.
Trump has offered a trade deal to the UK, that will reduce costs to UK consumers, but the UK government, elected by barely 20% of the electorate, wants to ignore the US trade deal, ignore the democratic Brexit vote, and instead compel the UK taxpayers to pay more money to the EU to buy imports from the EU at higher prices than they would with a US-UK trade deal.
The leftist Labour party”s support is in freefall since it was accidentally elected by default 5 months ago, and it’s trying to block local elections.
Even worse affronts to democracy are happening inside the EU.
So, when Trump talks about tariffs, we know he is trying to show support for US jobs, but who is actually profiting from tariffs? If they stymie imports, then does it help US business owners stymie falls in profits?
1) biden’s “mandate” was fake. he did not get 81 million legal or real votes. if we had real news in this country biden would be in jail for voter fraud.
2) trump does have a mandate actually winning the popular vote and the electoral college vote.
3) if certain states could be independently investigated for voter fraud trump would have a larger margin in the house and the senate.
4) mandate is to protect the u.s. from invasion and get the government out of everyone’s personal lives.
5) unfortunately, unless entire depts. are completely abolished he won’t be able to put much of a dent in the unelected real rulers of America.
His mandate is also to reduce costs to the public, and by implication that means reducing war funding and war.
His mandate is also to turn the US economy around… That’s where things might get difficult, with so much debt …
Close to a majority of people believed a day-drinking cackling empty-headed skank was a viable candidate to be President. A majority of people believe in every popular boogeyman from climate catastrophism back to burning witches. Any phrase starting with “a majority of Americans believe…” is virtually certain to be followed by a statement of easily-disproven ignorant BS.
Going along with the majority is the cowardly path to collective hell.
The bell curve applies to the voters too.
It’s amazing what yellow trash propaganda WSJ sometime’s publishes. Even taking their straw men at face value, or pretending a majority *of those who actually voted for him* are against those things, the fact is that appeasing the majority is why western civ is in collapse.
The majority are cretins who supported TSA, WMD, lockdowns, demonized those who questioned Covid origins or jabs, think “the rich” don’t pay their “fair share”, and that there’s such a thing as “moderate islum”.
The majority probably wouldn’t pass a reasonable test to qualify for voting. Fk them. Donnie needs to go turbo scorched earth, and even that’s probably too little far too late.
I disagree regarding the illegals. If they are getting welfare, they gotta go. You can’t subsidize the illegals thru the tax payer. ALL financial pundits seem to disregard this. Why don’t you take someone in your house and pay for all their expenses, but let them get a job and pay you nothing? C’mon guys. Think!!!
Regarding his talk to China, Canada, Greenland and Panama, Trump sounds like a lunatic. A fricking embarrassment! Mish, you should do an article on his Christmas talk today regarding the above and Democrats. I think he’s getting crazy with the power. Also, I believe he will lose his majority to the Democrats come mid term if he continues this nonsense. What’s really disturbing is the Democrats are more nuts than him. We have NO ONE at the helm of the country with common sense.
Regarding tariffs, he can use this to leverage business with these countries. I’m mixed on it. I’d like to see him use that money primarily to pay the debt.
I think we’re screwed. I hope that I’m wrong, but both political parties are garbage with exception of a few and the country is beyond saving. I’ve discussed this with others and we all come to the conclusion that this mismanagement cannot be fixed without a collapse.
– You can’t subsidize the illegals thru the tax payer. > we do, and always have. Nobody noticed because the numbers were always much lower (to the Public) before “Social Media” came along, and of course “Independent Media” We shouldn’t, but we do until 2025 anyway. Alls Good NOW!!!
– ALL financial pundits seem to disregard this. > They don’t care, don’t deal with it, and are rewarded for it, so why would they?
– Trump sounds like a lunatic. > Trump sounds like Trump, but He is so on the “Same Page” with the American Citizens, that our current Government (Who is vehemently opposed to Citizens) can’t stand it! Are scared to pieces from the “Disclosure Thru Sunlight” heading there way!
– What’s really disturbing is the Democrats are more nuts than him. TG He Won then! That’s WHY by the way, and also WHY things Will Now get better. Relax, as these things take time. Trump isn’t even President, and look at ALL the GOOD He has already done for Our Country, with so much motor to follow…
– the country is beyond saving. > Your free to leave, but I think it’s the “Only Country” worth saving, so I’m staying put!!!
“…political capital when he has little to begin with”
Lol. Well I guess we’ll soon see.
No mandate. More people voted against Trump and he didn’t win the popular vote again.
Before we talk about what Trump can, and cannot achieve with his ‘mandate’, perhaps we should become familiar with the Senior Executive Service, aka SES, largely unknown to 99.9% of Americans.
Wikipedia, which is hardly unbiased, reveals some of it here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senior_Executive_Service_(United_States)
I STRONGLY ADVISE you read this. Note the statement below:
“…According to the Office of Personnel Management, the SES was designed to be a corps of executives selected for their leadership qualifications, serving in key positions just below the top presidential appointees as a link between them and the rest of the federal (civil service) workforce.
What is a ‘link’, is also a barrier to carrying out the ‘wishes’ of the President and his appointees.
BTW, Up to 10% can be presidential appointees, the rest are mostly career employees. SES appointments are VERY DIFFICULT TO REPLACE. Wikipedia fails to mention that Obama greatly expanded the SES.
I suspect (hope) Trump learned from his first term, and has been studying the classic shell game… Everyone watches the shells. The real game is played off the board.
If Trump isn’t that smart, then the US continues down the path of increasing government control, greater dependence, less competition, higher deficits…
A general economic lesson: subsidize something, you get more of it. Tax something, you get less of it.
It being born in the USA automatically guarantees citizenship, guess what will happen?
If being a child gives preferential treatment at the border, guess what will happen?,
If an illegal alien can enter the US and work with fake ID, or under the table,and NOT PAY TAXES, guess what will happen?
If you automatically give housing, food stamps, education, transportation, health care etc to anyone who crosses the border, guess what happens?
Opinions without facts all you have is repeating what you heard perpetuating nonsense. Ask yourself if you where born in the USA.
You go broke.
A continuation about taking over canal’s and buying countries maybe trump can buy Afghanistan or take over Iraq maybe viet nam how bout Russia. Morons
Trump Won—Get Over It, Charlie Brown!https://archive.ph/BHeBR#selection-493.0-493.37
Have I told you lately that you are great?
2012 was the last time we had two serious candidates running for President. Since then, it has been a clown show. Enjoy the circus for the next four years!
I’ll put an end to this election and constitution foolishness.
Romney? LMAO
The US president has zero (ok make that miniscule) impact on inflation. The fact that the American median voter can’t understand that is enough to explain why he/she would vote for an ignoramus like Trump.
Bullshit. Biden didn’t have to push or sign all that stimulus and did anyway.
Trump did two rounds of COVID stimulus. Mortgage and student loan repayment moratoriums started under Trump. Inflation was baked in the cake, Biden simply made it worse.
Before Covid was a known quantity and before the vaccines. Totally different from Bidens choices.
LMAO…..are you willfully blind? COVID was well established when Trump did his two round of stimulus (oh and he wanted a third), mortgage/rent moratoriums, student loan moratoriums, and PPP loans. Like I said, inflation was baked in the cake. That’s inconvenient for your sychopant worship of Trump, isn’t it?
Trump could have not shut the country down, but he did. It was also his “operation warp speed”, that gave us the jabs. Those same jabs that the right rails against. Funny how most on the ignore that thier savior was responsible for the jabs.
Warp speed was a success. The mandates and forcibly vaccinations were under Biden. Your history is off…the vax was not a given until after the election in November of 2020. All of the stimulus up to that point assumed it could go on for many years of the economy shut down.
“…All of the stimulus up to that point assumed it could go on for many years of the economy shut down…”
So “helicopter money” is ok as long as Trump is dumping it into the economy, but its bad when a Democrat does it. Got it.
Is that what I said? No one knew what Covid would be, where as Biden did and poured gasoline on.
Warp speed was NOT a success. The vaxes weren’t sufficiently tested. There are alot of vax injuiries including deaths.
The liberals are out in force today. Inflation in their world is Keynesian magic with a pinch of Kamala spice.
Not to mention student loan forgiveness which is inherently inflationary. Learn
if you believe this kind of stuff, you deserve Trump. Inflation is always a monetary phenomenon.
Some of the above
Most of the above
All of the above
Yes.
You don’t know what you’re talking about. He definitely can lead to push for a balanced budget and reduce expenses. That’s a start. You’re probably a Harris voter crying in your
Merry Christmas!
It’s the same story every election cycle promises with no substance, cycle starts promises are broken they pillage the treasury then the next cycle starts again new elections the poloi get in line to vote a never ending story.wise up people. The only difference this time there is professional thieves in power again. Hope is eternal but not a good strategy.
George w
Had his “chain-ee”
Round his skinny neck holding up a noggin without a brain….
Teflon don is wrestling melania in musk oil for the WIN🏆
America now owes more money than the value of its economy – which should worry us all https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/12/24/why-us-borrowing-eclipse-greece-and-italy-word-drowns-debt/
Once we get rid of that pesky debt ceiling, we can really make that number grow!
To do whatever he wants. I support and trust him.
I neither support or trust Trump. I do not even vote. But, like you, I sincerely hope that Trump gets to do whatever he wants. Because I want to see how it all turns out. A real world experiment in ideas that people endlessly argue about. Tariffs on everything? Why not? Let’s try it and see how it works out? If it’s a disaster, then at least we will learn from it. If it’s a great success, we can learn from that as well.
My main interest is in energy. I will be closely watching what he does there. I would be surprised if he put tariffs on the 8 million barrels of heavy oil that we import each day for our refineries.
That heavy oil we must buy and have processed too I believe. so are a few other items discussed in the way of minerals and materials needed to be bought as well. Tariffs will have to be surgical in nature to work, but trumps fully capable, if there is a way to make it happen IMO.
Some, not all
Yes. Our refineries were designed for heavy oil. Which is why we export 10 mbpd of light shale oil and import 8 mbpd of heavy oil from Canada, Mexico, and Venezuela. A 25% tariff on imported heavy oil will raise the price of gasoline and diesel by $1/gallon in the midwest. Less in other parts of the country. Which is why I don’t expect it to happen.
Can we ever produce enough needed light?
We export our light shale oil because we cannot use it in our refineries. And we are not going to build new refineries to handle it.
Yes, we can produce more shale oil. But only if the price is high enough to justify it. New shale wells need $65/bbl to breakeven. And the current price of $70 is not enough incentive. At $80+, you will see a lot of new shale drilling and more production. But it will all be exported because we cannot refine it here.
The Smoot-Hawley Tariff of 1930 did not turn out well for either the US or the rest of the world. It helped put the Nazis into power in Germany.
Smoot-Hawley did not turn out well. Yet people still debate this topic endlessly. Trump seems convinced that tariffs, or the threat of tariffs, will be a positive for the US. I say go for it. Let’s see what happens.
I am also interested in Trump’s plan to lower energy price by 50%. Part of which is his “drill baby drill” idea. I am curious as to how he will achieve this, as the domestic oil companies have no desire to increase drilling at current low prices. Which is why drilling activity has been declining for the last two years as prices declined.
The other energy topic of interest to me is the growing demand for electricity from AI, data centers, EVs, etc. As this demand grows there will be more strains on the US electric grid which will require a lot of new grid investments. And investment in new generation facilities (both natural gas and renewable with storage). It will be interesting to see Trump’s response in this area as well.
You rarely touch on Electricity, but that’s where I feel the true issue is. Unless of course they ban GV’s.
We don’t have nearly enough available, for what is needed in the future, with that energy desire in mind. It will not end well, from where we are at now.
Heck, we have closures and outages now, and the future demand will be so much higher.
We shall see…
My interest in electricity is because after years of stagnation, demand is now growing very quickly. Which is a big plus for natural gas and renewables.
This is great,the consolation prize is we all going to sit to a banquet of consequences.quoting Stevenson.
>> I will agree that Biden did have a larger mandate, But Biden also had an extremely “well funded”, and “Far Reaching Apparatuses” in place. Not to leave out a back door room, filled with unknown Leadership Players & Designated Platform’s in which to run on, and install. Biden didn’t misread anything, as He doesn’t know what was truly going on, He is just existing.
>> Trump will definitely begin His term with substantial support and Optimism. He has a very strong MAGA Base, as well as substantial Independents, and nearly 50% Hispanic & Black Voters are behind Him.
>> Trump has a huge amount of strength, with his weakness mostly coming from the need to overturn egregious “Policy & Legislation” prior to His arrival. In fact they are still doing so, as they “Sell” the Wall bought and paid for, by the Taxpayers, and to carry out Trumps mandate. Again policy decisions are causing massive delays in Trumps ability to get His job done, but to No fault of his own.
>> While Trump has not made any official policy proposals, as He can’t yet, He is being blamed for past policy mistakes and the issues they have caused, of which much has yet to be cleaned up. Trump will officially address this when He can.
>> While Trump has obviously not overreached on anything, he is making sure to review “All Options” and when ready and able to, Trump will make his official policy known. Until then We/He are stuck with the “Existing Administration” in charge Until 1/20/2025.
>> As the New President in charge, Trump will obviously face all sorts of opposition. Much made up from the one sided MSM of course, but with only roughly 35% Trust by the Public, Who Cares, as they have obviously become irrelevant. Most of there opposition will be in the “Form of RINO’s” so Party Self-Inflicted, and they will need to go. Thankfully J6 has been 100% Debunked as most knew from the start, but the MSM was still somewhat powerful then, but that cemented there demise thankfully! The Public just gets more and more behind Trump.
>> The only real issue with illegal immigration, is now the Dreamers, which Trump has addressed many times, and to the approval of His supporters, and what they elected Him for. He obviously has not laid out his overall deportation plans because He can’t yet, but he has deportations figures in mind I’m sure, and over a planned time frame, or phased in if you will, in some way. All sorts of speculation obviously exist, but most is just made up, guessed, implied, or simply wrong, as they are merely opinions based on no actual official documents.
>> The only real issue with Tariffs, is “If & When” there will be any. In fact, the Only Mention of actual Tariffs to date, worked beautifully. Ironically however, they were not even Tariffs, but merely discussions on what Could Be, and Not what will be. So far people are very, very happy with the minuscule discussions on Tariffs to date.
>> Trump must obviously address the dismal Deficit Situation He is being placed into, as they still, as lame ducks, place more and more onto the deficit. This is being done on purpose, but will be fixed, but it will take longer as a result of Harris/Biden Roadblocks, but that’s why they are Gone! DOGE will be a nice addition as a specific agency, with no Agenda, looking into Agencies with Plenty of Agendas, so that should be nice to see straightened out for the Taxpayers of America.
>> Other mentions are being tossed around, but again all loud outspoken ideas, being flung out by both parties to add confusion in some cases, to get feedback in others, but that Politics, just don’t buy into any of it unless it’s happening, or funded and approved to happen.
>> This is no way to run the country, before handing it over to the incoming party, but hey that’s Democrats. If they can’t have it, then nobody will. That is no way to run a Government, but then again, that’s why the Democrats are Gone!!!
On the 2020 election. I live in Los Angeles and the lines to vote were the biggest I’ve ever seen. Block long lines and these did not look like Trump supporters. 2024 5 people in front of me. Yeah there are shenanigans done by both sides but I highly doubt it influenced the outcome of the 2020 election.
On the subject at hand I agree. As an Independent I would like to see RFK jr and Tulsi Gabbard approved by the senate. At the rate Trump is burning political capitalize of on issues the voters are not hot on this isn’t gonna happen. I voted to have the budget and federal spending reined in and a major cleanup of wasted spending in the medical system, and a thorough review of the origins and review of the pandemic response so we can do better next time.
Trump said the best revenge is a great economy. There does need to be investigation of corrupt government officials who abused power against Trump. That’s justice. Also needs to be proper investigation of Jan6. Dems tried to slip a bill into the CR, to prevent access J6 data. Panama Canal issue may be more related to potential threat from Chinese involvement in port operations. Jeffrey Sachs talked of Pentagon having been told to be prepared by 2027 for a war with China. Tariff issue could relate to that as well. No primaries for year and a half, so see Chip Roy as idle threat at this time. Don’t know how spending will be cut to any great degree with 3rd rails and alleged Taiwan threat looming.
Trump loves to talk to reporters. He never put Acosta in jail, though i think his pass got revoked momentarily.
I would say that Trump’s mandate is to not be Biden or Harris.
Bidan didn’t get 81 million votes. Hell, if he got 60 million I’d be shocked.
Once the 2020 election is finally investigated properly, and it will be, the entire world (including you) will see just how awful it really was.
The NYT and the WSJ are not creating a limited hangout that Joe wasn’t really in charge just for year end grins. They know. And they know what is coming.
You know it too. You just can’t admit it.
But I still love you. Merry Christmas.
I’ve heard this word “mandate“ tossed around a few times in my lifetime. No one who is elected ever really has a “mandate“ depending on what you mean by “mandate“, I guess.
He’s elected to support defend the Constitution of the United States for America against all enemies, foreign and domestic.
Beyond that he either signs bills into law or vetos them while doing the other Executive controlled functions.
The other branches of government need to do their own jobs also.
A mandate to me means a substantial share of the popular vote, say 60%+. Beating his opponent by just 1.5% points and a having just a 1% seat lead in the House is a win, but it’s hardly the landslide that some in Trump’s camp seem to make it out to be.
Merry Christmas, Mish. Your blog makes this world a better place!
Allowing the illegal aliens to stay only rewards bad behavior. It destroys the nation’s credibility. These invaders put a strain on resources such as housing, police / courts, health care, and education. Citizens end up paying more in taxes and receive less in services. The government, as opposed to vigilantes, will definitely be more fair in expelling these uninvited guests.
I agree. Throw out all the filthy micks and wops!
So if WSJ questions Trump’s mandate, Mish has to do it as well. Not sure why Mish wastes his time with fake news and leftist propaganda media outlet like WSJ. Oh well, bad habits die hard
More clicks on the politics than analysis of phony government economic data that a Soviet serf could see through.
Sir, I love your economic commentary; as it was the case with Paul Krugman’s political commentary, yours is too personal to make sense for a large audience.
Mandates from deep state take precedence over mandates from electorate.
But then, the deep state through its ownership of media shapes what the electorate wants, so it is convergent.
My president has a mandate to defund half the government, and relocate the other half to the north slope of Alaska.
OMG! Stop with the WSJ articles!! Please find other, non-biased fluff, opinion pieces.
Mish=Liz Cheney
He’s better looking, though.
I think he has a mandate for the three things that won him the election:
1) Inflation
2) Immigration
3) Reversing the progressive, CCP social culture war against us
All other items, no, he doesn’t
1) flood the planet with cheap Russian oil and gas
2) deport enough of them to dissuade more invaders
3) mock trannies
You do have a knack of pulling things from all four corners of bullsh!t 🙂
You gotta start thinking outside the box, Yoop. We should switch sides in Ukraine. Keep sending arms, but give them to Russia. Joke’s on you, Ukraine!
Totally agree with you there. There’s a lot of things Trump said that I like, just didn’t think it’s a mandate.
“Trump promotes the myth that foreign nations pay tariffs when in fact US consumers pay tariffs”
Nope. Shareholders of the American importers pay the tariffs.
Yes. It comes from those silly 401ks people stash money in, money that really belongs to me… and soon I shall have it.
They will have nothing, and love it!
401K Target Year 2525 Blackrock Fund.
Funny how you speak of popular mandates, as if they had any bearing on a plutocratic oligarchy.
Great point. Votes are cast, but the billionaires still handpick the candidates behind closed doors…..but regime media wants you to think that only Russia is an oligarchy!
The mandate belongs to me, and it was a bargain.
Bill Hicks had it halfway right – except that it’s not the “industrialists” in charge. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bIiCjhCBDaM&pp=ygUYYmlsbCBoaWNrcyBqZmsgcHJlc2lkZW50 As Marc Andreessen recently explained the government will only 2-3 companies to control AI – just entire branches of physics were prohibited from being explored or taught during the Cold War. The CIA runs America.
He only dates women.
“Sharply More Americans Want to Curb Immigration to U.S.
55% want immigration levels reduced, highest since 2001”
https://news.gallup.com/poll/647123/sharply-americans-curb-immigration.aspx
I would expect this number to keep rising as the full extent of the damage from crime, taxpayer giveaways, and job losses becomes even more obvious.
A focus on specific achievable goals, rather than “a mandate,” should be the (R)s priority right now; they have a brief opportunity to implement lasting change and badly needed course corrections.
The obvious ones:
1) Restore border sovereignty/security
2) Deport violent violent gang members by any means necessary (security is the state’s main reason for existing)
3) End the endless unconstitutional proxy wars worldwide and save the taxpayer trillions in treasure.
4) Downsize government before a sovereign default occurs.
5) De-fang Leviathan and the security state; shift as much power as possible from Washington DC to the state and local level and the individual.
6) Re-legalize the Constitution
7) End the Fed
8) Balanced Budget Amendment
9) Term Limits for everyone in Washington DC
10) Instead of tariffs; focus on fair trade deals instead of “free trade” deals that give away America’s remaining manufacturing jobs in the fine print
11) Encourage companies to onshore profits here, instead of hiding them in safe havens abroad
12) Eradicate any censorship initiatives implemented under Biden or Obama
13) End lawfare; ensure agencies under Trump do not target political opponents like Obama and Biden both did
14) Disperse the FBI and other federal agencies across the heartland and disaggregate them so that political appointees cannot abuse their authority
15) Refocus the US military on defense of the homeland operations, counter narcotics, defense in depth along the borders.
16) Look for ways beyond term limits to make Washington DC unprofitable for lobbyists, special interests, think tanks, deep state, and foreign influencers.
17) Restore merit based systems across the nation; terminate anything that isn’t.
18) Appoint only originalist judges to combat the erosion of the Constitution from “Judicial Activism.”
19) Actual government transparency; let citizens audit government expense accounts and remove regime media entirely from the White House Press Corps and fill the seats with members from the new information ecosystem.
20) Remove harmful EOs imposed by Obama and Biden
Wow … put this to music and it’ll beat the 12 Days of Christmas!
But first, the pardons!
Nice list. I’d say the first six are good candidates for being “mandates” and achievable.
Implementing terms limits & ending the Fed aren’t going to happen.
#13 -#20 are all worth goals but are probably only important to GOP voters.
Don’t hold your breath on a reply from Mish ; )
16. Eliminate campaign donations and have the govt fund each candidate. One term just make it longer
1) Restore border sovereignty/security > A Must
2) Deport violent violent gang members by any means necessary (security is the state’s main reason for existing) > A Must
3) End the endless unconstitutional proxy wars worldwide and save the taxpayer trillions in treasure. > Worldwide is a stretch
4) Downsize government before a sovereign default occurs. > A Must
5) De-fang Leviathan and the security state; shift as 0much power as possible from Washington DC to the state and local level and the individual. > A work in progress, but happening, albeit slowly
6) Re-legalize the Constitution > last I checked it was never illegal?
7) End the Fed > Easier said than done, but possible.
8) Balanced Budget Amendment > We can only pray for this, but it would cut out the legs from nearly ALL of our Government
9) Term Limits for everyone in Washington DC > We can only pray again
10) Instead of tariffs; focus on fair trade deals instead of “free trade” deals that give away America’s remaining manufacturing jobs in the fine print > It can’t happen, because energy & energy requirements, are constantly changing by everyone
11) Encourage companies to onshore profits here, instead of hiding them in safe havens abroad > We do, they don’t
12) Eradicate any censorship initiatives implemented under Biden or Obama > happening as I type
13) End lawfare; ensure agencies under Trump do not target political opponents like Obama and Biden both did > Can’t stop ill behavior against logic
14) Disperse the FBI and other federal agencies across the heartland and disaggregate them so that political appointees cannot abuse their authority > We are going to try
15) Refocus the US military on defense of the homeland operations, counter narcotics, defense in depth along the borders. > Working on it
16) Look for ways beyond term limits to make Washington DC unprofitable for lobbyists, special interests, think tanks, deep state, and foreign influencers. > tough one, but on the agenda
17) Restore merit based systems across the nation; terminate anything that isn’t. > working on it
18) Appoint only originalist judges to combat the erosion of the Constitution from “Judicial Activism.” > Can’t do that entirely, but one party can
19) Actual government transparency; let citizens audit government expense accounts and remove regime media entirely from the White House Press Corps and fill the seats with members from the new information ecosystem. > You will see many changes in the invite press list, and who gets called for questions
20) Remove harmful EOs imposed by Obama and Biden > A must
Nice List!
Shame on you for quoting Washington Post polls. Those polls had the weird lady winning. If we could all vote on it the deportation would win, actually I thought that is just what we did!
Sure it won’t deport 100% but if we got creative we could do something substantial.
We can keep them in camps, and rent them out for profit like other prisoners. No need to send them home.
“ It’s no way to run the country.”
Who could have foreseen this?
“ Trump never discusses repercussions or costs.”
Because he’s never suffered any or paid the same.
Yep those costs again.
The Guatemalan citizen charged Monday in the fiery death of a woman on the F train in Brooklyn had been deported by the United States six years ago, only to reenter the country at a later date, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency official said.
Sebastian Zapeta, 33, who was removed by ICE to Guatemala on June 7, 2018, reentered the U.S. on an unknown date and location, and subsequently made his way to New York City, Jeff Carter, a spokesman for ICE, said in a statement.
To me he is suffering mental disorder.
He should have same protection – mental patient’s right.
I’m glad you care so much about human life you have posted about this like 8 times now here?
But I don’t remember you showing the same life compassion when Daniel Penny choked out and killed a similar homeless person. In fact, I think you reveled in that verdict. Are the rules different for a white American?
You are the King of Hubris on this site
Can’t we Tattoo them if they’re illegal, before we send them back. Like a big Black Circle on their forehead? Anyone trying to enter with any color big circle on their forehead is not allowed to enter, as they did illegally already. Banned Now! Watch the invasion stop overnight!
You have like 5 talking points that you regurgitate on a loop. He isn’t President for another month. Have some eggnog
It’s for the clicks…and we are getting roped into it – but hey at least we’re having fun. Merry Christmas fellow Trump supporters!
I am beginning to think as much which is 😔.
Agree. It’s MSM/WSJ pablum … no one voted for Biden in 2016; they were shut-in watching MSM and voting against Trump — which they now wish to undo.
Correct, he will be president in name only, AFTER the inauguration.