One big, beautiful bill and that’s the subject of the riff. A big moment in history today, and perhaps two big moments. First certainly, Congress certified President-elect Donald Trump’s decisive election victory, carrying the popular vote and all of the swing states. Mr. Trump created a working-class coalition: Hispanic Americans, Black Americans, Asian Americans, Muslim Americans, young people, union members, women.
It’s a coalition that may well change the face of American politics for at least a generation – as Mr. Trump has turned the GOP into the party of working folks, and he will promote “America First” policies, be they lower taxes, reciprocal fair trade tariffs, border closing, unleashing energy, minimizing red tape business regulations, and to bring in the DOGE brothers, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy who will weaken the overextended power of the unelected federal bureaucracy, as well as chopping down the federal budget.
“America First” extends overseas to restore American authority, …