Trump Rides High on Series of Major Victories, Despite Tax Bill Turbulence

 

President Donald Trump wrapped up a dramatic and politically charged week with a string of victories that energized his base and reshaped headlines at home and abroad. What began with an angry, profanity-laced rant on the White House lawn over ceasefire concerns in the Middle East ended with a confident Trump hosting back-to-back press conferences, celebrating what he described as a “tremendous” run of success.

 

Among the high points was a U.S. military strike on Iranian nuclear facilities, which Trump labeled “unbelievable.” The bombing campaign, launched on June 21, was followed days later by what the president called a “complete and total” ceasefire in what he dubbed the “12-day war” between Israel and Iran. Despite initial instability—including a ballistic missile attack from Iran on a U.S. base in Qatar and immediate violations of the ceasefire agreement—Trump claimed personal credit for bringing about calm, saying he had to “narrowly” persuade Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to halt further military action.

 

The success of the strike, paired with the fragile truce, allowed Trump to declare himself a “peacemaker,” bolstering his diplomatic credentials at a time when conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine remain unresolved.

 

On the international stage, Trump also found affirmation at the NATO summit in the Netherlands. The mood shifted from formal diplomacy to personal camaraderie when NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte jokingly referred to Trump as “Daddy,” a term linked to his role in brokering the Middle East ceasefire. Trump embraced the nickname with glee, telling reporters, “I think he likes me. If he doesn’t... I’ll come back and hit him hard.” Secretary of State Marco Rubio, standing nearby, struggled to contain his laughter. The White House quickly capitalized on the moment, posting videos captioned “daddy’s home” that portrayed Trump as the commanding figure of international affairs.

 

Another major boost came from the U.S. Supreme Court, which issued a ruling that curtailed the power of federal judges to impose nationwide injunctions on executive orders. The case centered around Trump’s effort to revoke birthright citizenship from children of certain immigrants, but the implications were broad. Attorney General Pam Bondi hailed the decision as a victory against the “endless barrage” of legal challenges stalling the president’s agenda. Trump celebrated at an impromptu press conference, calling the ruling a “monumental victory for the constitution, the separation of powers, and the rule of law.”

 

The court’s decision is expected to pave the way for controversial policies previously blocked by lower courts, including cutting funds to “sanctuary cities,” halting refugee resettlement, and ending taxpayer support for gender-affirming surgeries. “This was a tremendous win, and we’ve had tremendous wins,” Trump declared. “But this was a tremendous win today.”

 

Trump capped the week with a diplomatic meeting at the White House where the foreign ministers of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo signed a peace agreement to end decades of conflict. Though details of the deal remain unclear and skepticism lingers given past failures, Trump called it a “generational victory” and noted that the agreement would give the U.S. access to valuable mineral rights in the region. “I was able to get them together and sell it,” he said. “And not only that, we’re getting for the United States a lot of the mineral rights from the Congo.”

 

However, not all went according to plan. Trump’s top legislative ambition—a sweeping tax reform package he’s dubbed the “One, Big, Beautiful Bill”—hit procedural snags when Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough ruled that key provisions violated Senate rules. Billions in proposed cuts now hang in the balance. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt tried to downplay the setback, saying, “This is part of the process... But the president is adamant about seeing this bill on his desk here at the White House by Independence Day.”

 

Despite the hiccup, Trump ended the week smiling, basking in applause and headlines that, for once, seemed to align with his ambitions.

 

  Adapted by ASEAN Now from BBC  2025-06-30

 

 

Lefties, sorry for your loss.

3 hours ago, Mike_Hunt said:

Lefties, sorry for your loss.

Yes, President Trump does seem to be on a winning streak?

3 hours ago, Mike_Hunt said:

Lefties, sorry for your loss.

From CNN, PBS etc. I read that the markets rebounded favourably too. However, as I am not American and don't often follow these I wondered if it was a 'seasonal' fluctuation.

Delusional.

I love these satire pieces.

 

"Trump is on a series of major victories because Trump says he's on a series of major victories."

 

The jokes just write themselves around here.

Just now, TheAppletons said:

I love these satire pieces.

 

"Trump is on a series of major victories because Trump says he's on a series of major victories."

 

The jokes just write themselves around here.

Surely you are just making an argument for arguments sake. Because Trump has been winning these cases in the courts and his policies are finally being permitted to follow through after those stupid democrats in the lower courts tried to stop him. If you were in his shoes you aso would be happy you are winning the cases and the other things that you have been fighting for. 

2 hours ago, mikeymike100 said:

Yes, President Trump does seem to be on a winning streak?

It is not a winning streak.  Here we have a President that follows the law while radical Leftist Judges are trying to take away his powers.  Finally the Supreme Court is ruling as they should except for the three Leftist women.

2 hours ago, parallelman said:

From CNN, PBS etc. I read that the markets rebounded favourably too. However, as I am not American and don't often follow these I wondered if it was a 'seasonal' fluctuation.

No - the Markets look out 6 months and they see a bright future under this President who is setting Capitalism to work as it should.  Trump is a businessman.  The Marxist in the country with the Democrat party are doing all they can to make Trump fail.  Have you not seen the phony charges and phony court in NY is action the past 2 years?

The left is collapsing

22 minutes ago, thaipo7 said:

No - the Markets look out 6 months and they see a bright future under this President who is setting Capitalism to work as it should.  Trump is a businessman.  The Marxist in the country with the Democrat party are doing all they can to make Trump fail.  Have you not seen the phony charges and phony court in NY is action the past 2 years?

Well as I mentioned, I don't follow these markets regularly so I could be 'called out' for that. I do follow both left and right wing media though (not only USA but for Uk also) so yes I am aware of the of the Dem's narrowed vision attacks on Pres. DT. I got the impression that no matter what Pres. DT did in the eyes of the Dem. it's wrong/bad/etc. Those Dem. that did agree with Pres. DT actions these past few days also got condemmed too. For example, the attack on Iran's nuclear sites, in my view was long overdue and I think the majority thought so too but the Dem. couldn't even a thumbs up for that. Just ain't no pleasing some people.

37 minutes ago, angryguy said:

The left is collapsing

The road to authoritarianism is straight ahead.

45 minutes ago, angryguy said:

The left is collapsing

Don’t kid yourself,They/ them will never collapse.

Think of it as the Onion is being peeled further back!

1 hour ago, riclag said:

Don’t kid yourself,They/ them will never collapse.

Think of it as the Onion is being peeled further back!

More pungent at every layer.

3 hours ago, parallelman said:

the majority thought so too

56% of respondents disapprove of the U.S. strike on Iran on Saturday, June 21.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/06/24/poll-trump-us-iran-strike/84330463007/

 

The article was adapted from the BBC no less, hardly a Trump supporter.

Soon the luvvie lefties will only be able to choose from diminishing pool of legacy media, fighting each other with their doom and gloom to try minimise their loss of market share of the deluded hard left. Those still supporting Iran, Hamas and all sorts of identity politics.

Left wing parties will have to move towards the centre or continue to wither.

The 800 lbs of uranium is to heavy and difficult to move because its heavy.Another dumb,ignorant quote from TACO. The bombing was NOT succsessfull as the latest reports from international agencies say Iran will be up and back in production in a few months.Trump and his childish lies are wearing thin even little kids stop lying when they get caught.Definetly a sign of illness. America is failing as a leading world nation.

21 hours ago, angryguy said:

The left is collapsing

Collapsed last November.