The Trump Whirlwind presidency has taken the world by storm, and with virtually each new day since January 20, news breaks out over his latest bold move. When Biden was in office—seemingly a lifetime ago—the big news of the hour was often, “Where did Joe wander off to now?”
The tsunami of action is so powerful that even Democrats are begrudgingly impressed, if not outright jealous. They might not like a lot of what he’s doing, but they sure can’t help but be blown away by how fast he’s doing it.
Even left-leaning outlet Axios has to admit it:
President Trump's recent series of audacious foreign policy moves have astounded even some of his harshest critics.
The big picture: Just in the Middle East and just in the past week, Trump has met with a leader the U.S. officially considers a terrorist, announced he'll lift all sanctions on Syria, and cut a truce with the Houthis plus a hostage deal with Hamas, both of which excluded Israel.
What they're saying: Biden administration veterans who spoke with Axios raised questions about Trump's motivations but grudgingly saluted his boldness.
- "Gosh, I wish I could work for an administration that could move that quickly," one admitted.
That poor guy sounds so melancholy. Switch to the winning team, fella, and get busy!
Lifting Syria sanctions, direct Hamas talks, deals with them + Houthis excluding Israel.
— Dave Lawler (@DavidLawler10) May 15, 2025
Dem nat sec veterans question Trump's motives but are stunned by his boldness.
"Gosh, I wish I could work for an administration that could move that quickly."https://t.co/i1fvMZRQGV
Not convinced that he’s done all that much? Watch Townhall Media’s documentary, “Trump's Triumph: First 100 Days,” and you might come to a different conclusion:
Trump's Triumph: First 100 Days | FULL DOCUMENTARY pic.twitter.com/QESLJUmhol
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) May 9, 2025
The Democrats interviewed in the Axios piece expressed concern over Trump’s bold moves, because all good Dems know that they must reflexively hate everything the president does, even if it’s good for the country, but they also seemed in awe:
"He does all this, and it's kind of silence, it's met with a shrug," says Ned Price, a former senior State Department official under President Biden. "He has the ability to do things politically that previous presidents did not, because he has complete unquestioned authority over the Republican caucus."
"It's hard not to be simultaneously terrified at the thought of the damage he can cause with such power, and awed by his willingness to brazenly shatter so many harmful taboos," says Rob Malley, who held senior posts in three Democratic administrations, including handling Iran talks under Presidents Obama and Biden.
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Here are just a few things he's done in the past few weeks:
Zoom out: On issue after issue, Trump is taking steps no recent president would have even considered.
- He abandoned the unified Western position to back Ukraine "as long as it takes" by negotiating directly with Vladimir Putin and declaring that Kyiv will never get Crimea back and must cut a deal now.
- He inserted himself directly in the recent Kashmir crisis, something past administrations have avoided so as not to antagonize India.
- He endorsed direct talks with Iran and shrugged off hawks at home and abroad who tied the Obama and Biden administrations in knots. It helps that many of them, like Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu, are loath to cross Trump.
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It can't be fun to be a Democrat right now. You're out of power in the House, the Senate, and the Oval Office, your approval ratings is around 27 percent percent, your former leader Biden and his lackeys in the Dem-media lying complex are being exposed for their massive "mental decline" coverup on a daily basis, and meanwhile you're watching your nemesis do more things in a day that are good for regular Americans than Joe managed to do in four years.
It's got to be a little depressing, to be honest. I almost feel sorry for them. Almost.
Trump is a walking tornado. The Dems can fret and whine all they want, even as they admit to being impressed by some of it, but this is what we voted for. Deal with it.
