How Republicans are going to blow it and put Democrats back in charge
by Derek Hunter, Opinion Contributor - 02/26/25 8:00 AM ET
President Trump is as popular as he’s ever been, and he’s enacting exactly what he said he would do — a trait all too rare among politicians. The two things are not mutually exclusive, however — he is popular precisely because he’s working on exactly what he said he would.
But Republicans in Congress risk blowing all the goodwill and the record approval ratings by not doing what is necessary to have Trump’s back. As the old saying goes, no one can snatch defeat from the jaws of victory like Republicans.
Trump has effectively choked off the border, with illegal immigrant entries cratering from the Biden administration’s open border policies. The deportations of criminals have started, and the welfare benefits have been cut off. But to build the wall and make those Trump changes permanent requires Congress to act.
They’re moving … slowly.
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