Trump's 'Golden Age': A Two-Week Blitz of Political Dominance and Policy Wins

 

President Donald Trump has entered what allies and even some critics are calling the most powerful phase of his presidency, as he capped a whirlwind fortnight of domestic and international achievements with the passage of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” At 79, the president is riding a wave of political and legislative victories that many consider unprecedented, even as skeptics warn of deepening national divides.

 

 

The legislation, passed on Thursday, fulfills several of Trump’s long-standing campaign promises, including tax cuts on tips, overtime, and Social Security benefits. Trump plans to sign the bill at a festive Independence Day event on the White House lawn, where B-2 stealth bombers will conduct a flyover in tribute to their role in the June 21 U.S. airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear sites. Just two days after the strikes, Trump brokered a surprise ceasefire between Israel and Iran — a diplomatic breakthrough that stunned foreign policy observers.

 

Trump's influence was also on full display at the recent NATO summit, where he successfully pressured member nations to commit to increasing military spending to 5% of GDP by 2035. Back home, the Supreme Court handed him key wins on immigration policy and judicial power, while CBS’s parent company agreed to pay $16 million after airing a deceptively edited interview with Vice President Kamala Harris.

 

In a flurry of additional developments, Canada scrapped its digital services tax on American tech companies, the University of Pennsylvania revoked accolades from transgender swimmer Lia Thomas, and the administration unveiled a forthcoming trade deal with Vietnam. The stock market soared to record highs while illegal border crossings dropped to record lows.

 

The sweeping legislation also provides $25 billion for Trump’s "Golden Dome" missile defense initiative, expands tax deductions for car loans, and lifts the cap on state and local tax deductions to $40,000. These provisions have drawn praise from Republicans in high-tax states like New York and New Jersey.

 

“I didn’t vote for him and I’m not always aligned with his approach, but his success on the domestic and international front in such a compressed period of time is nothing short of remarkable,” said Michael LaRosa, a former Biden White House spokesman. “It’s all due to his impressive use of political and executive power.”

 

Another former Biden official added, “You voted for it because you’re scared of the guy. And frankly, that’s impressive, given that Biden never invoked fear in anyone.”

 

Chris LaCivita, co-manager of Trump’s 2024 campaign, framed the momentum as a historic political shift. “If you work, pay taxes and aspire for a better tomorrow, you are voting Republican,” he said. “This transformation in political power is because of the leadership and determination of one person — President Trump.”

 

Kellyanne Conway, a longtime Trump ally, declared, “These have been the most consequential two weeks of Trump’s second term, as he makes peace deals, trade deals and tax deals, everywhere all at once. America is in its Golden Age.”

 

Vivek Ramaswamy, now running for governor of Ohio, echoed the enthusiasm. “President Trump is on a roll,” he said. “By 2026, it will be up to the states to lead the way on other critical fronts.”

 

Still, challenges remain. Trump has set a July 9 deadline for finalizing bilateral trade deals to prevent retaliatory tariffs that could spike consumer prices. Thus far, only agreements with China, the UK, Vietnam, and a "roadmap" with India have been announced. Meanwhile, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has resisted pressure to lower interest rates, keeping borrowing costs high despite easing inflation.

 

American University professor Leonard Steinhorn noted that Trump’s dominance, while potent, is polarizing. “He presides over half a country that believes he is taking us on a very bad path,” he said, warning of authoritarian tendencies.

 

LaRosa urged fellow Democrats to learn from Trump’s strategy. “Even though I may disagree with him substantively, his effective use of power as an executive and party leader is something to admire,” he said. “Democrats should learn from him and replicate it the next time we have the keys.”

 

  Adapted by ASEAN Now from NYP  2025-07-05

 

 

god bless America!!!!!!

nice to see the nay sayers gawking at these successes. maybe some here will learn to shut their clappers

4 hours ago, Yagoda said:

god bless America!!!!!!

Here is something for those who celebrate the 4. July.....and for others to leave the country:

 

https://youtu.be/NUN9Wjf-a0A?si=7fFHCAbpQaqe5GSv

5 hours ago, Social Media said:

 

Trump's 'Golden Age': A Two-Week Blitz of Political Dominance and Policy Wins

 

President Donald Trump has entered what allies and even some critics are calling the most powerful phase of his presidency, as he capped a whirlwind fortnight of domestic and international achievements with the passage of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” At 79, the president is riding a wave of political and legislative victories that many consider unprecedented, even as skeptics warn of deepening national divides.

 

https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/07/041nTrumpCalendarCTA_fc204a.jpg?w=1024

 

The legislation, passed on Thursday, fulfills several of Trump’s long-standing campaign promises, including tax cuts on tips, overtime, and Social Security benefits. Trump plans to sign the bill at a festive Independence Day event on the White House lawn, where B-2 stealth bombers will conduct a flyover in tribute to their role in the June 21 U.S. airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear sites. Just two days after the strikes, Trump brokered a surprise ceasefire between Israel and Iran — a diplomatic breakthrough that stunned foreign policy observers.

 

Trump's influence was also on full display at the recent NATO summit, where he successfully pressured member nations to commit to increasing military spending to 5% of GDP by 2035. Back home, the Supreme Court handed him key wins on immigration policy and judicial power, while CBS’s parent company agreed to pay $16 million after airing a deceptively edited interview with Vice President Kamala Harris.

 

In a flurry of additional developments, Canada scrapped its digital services tax on American tech companies, the University of Pennsylvania revoked accolades from transgender swimmer Lia Thomas, and the administration unveiled a forthcoming trade deal with Vietnam. The stock market soared to record highs while illegal border crossings dropped to record lows.

 

The sweeping legislation also provides $25 billion for Trump’s "Golden Dome" missile defense initiative, expands tax deductions for car loans, and lifts the cap on state and local tax deductions to $40,000. These provisions have drawn praise from Republicans in high-tax states like New York and New Jersey.

 

“I didn’t vote for him and I’m not always aligned with his approach, but his success on the domestic and international front in such a compressed period of time is nothing short of remarkable,” said Michael LaRosa, a former Biden White House spokesman. “It’s all due to his impressive use of political and executive power.”

 

Another former Biden official added, “You voted for it because you’re scared of the guy. And frankly, that’s impressive, given that Biden never invoked fear in anyone.”

 

Chris LaCivita, co-manager of Trump’s 2024 campaign, framed the momentum as a historic political shift. “If you work, pay taxes and aspire for a better tomorrow, you are voting Republican,” he said. “This transformation in political power is because of the leadership and determination of one person — President Trump.”

 

Kellyanne Conway, a longtime Trump ally, declared, “These have been the most consequential two weeks of Trump’s second term, as he makes peace deals, trade deals and tax deals, everywhere all at once. America is in its Golden Age.”

 

Vivek Ramaswamy, now running for governor of Ohio, echoed the enthusiasm. “President Trump is on a roll,” he said. “By 2026, it will be up to the states to lead the way on other critical fronts.”

 

Still, challenges remain. Trump has set a July 9 deadline for finalizing bilateral trade deals to prevent retaliatory tariffs that could spike consumer prices. Thus far, only agreements with China, the UK, Vietnam, and a "roadmap" with India have been announced. Meanwhile, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has resisted pressure to lower interest rates, keeping borrowing costs high despite easing inflation.

 

American University professor Leonard Steinhorn noted that Trump’s dominance, while potent, is polarizing. “He presides over half a country that believes he is taking us on a very bad path,” he said, warning of authoritarian tendencies.

 

LaRosa urged fellow Democrats to learn from Trump’s strategy. “Even though I may disagree with him substantively, his effective use of power as an executive and party leader is something to admire,” he said. “Democrats should learn from him and replicate it the next time we have the keys.”

 

  Adapted by ASEAN Now from NYP  2025-07-05

 

 

Despite regaining control of your border, rounding up and deporting illegal migrant gangbangers, taking on and winning against activist judges, seeing through the BBB etc, the US Dems still don't have a good word to say about Trump. They'd rather see the country go to hell in a handcart than for him to be successful. Cheeze, if Starmer did the same in the UK I'd love the guy and shout his praises from the rooftops. Your Democrats and their supporters are well and truly warped. I'd swap you  PM Starmer for Pres Trump in a heartbeat.

Where is TUG?  Seems like he would have a post of all of Biden's accomplishments over his 4 years.   Come on Tug, try a response.  Or tell us what Articulate Harris would have done in 5 months. 

He's doing very well at the moment and things are looking bright and prosperous for the US, possibly for the world.

 

It's so sad that people feel the need to lie so much about what is happening, and that so many believe such obvious lies.  It's so divisive. 

 

Imagine what things could be like if people were honest about what was happening, not just with Trump, but with so much, trans rights, race grifting, and so on.  It's a real shame.

7 hours ago, Yagoda said:

god bless America!!!!!!

And the radical left Socialist who want 

to Kill/US , Burn/US  all down.

If there was no opposition threat , essentially there be no Trump.

God Bless Mr . America ! 47’s vision for my country , January 20, 2025.

 

1 hour ago, thaipo7 said:

Or tell us what Articulate Harris would have done in 5 months.

 

Awkward, but always funny:

 

 

What were they thinking?  Put them together and it's like an SNL skit.

 

And they have the nerve to criticise Trump's public speaking...

About all that is "Golden" about Trump is his skin color and the toilets at Mira Lago. 

 

Anybody who buys into this "Trump is winning" BS has some huge misconception that the goal of government is "winning".  That is just nonsense and designed to keep the slow thinking boot lickers jagging off to Trump.

 

Way too many uneducated people bought into the Fux news and right wing social media propaganda and put this sophomore into office.

 

Just wait, these government changes will result in some bad results later on down the line. Personally I'm getting ready for an economic bubble to burst. Mark my words. You heard it here first. The economy will tank in his term and the stock market will take a dive. The Republicans always do this. They deregulate everything, cut taxes for the rich and line their pockets then just run away leaving a sh!t storm for the next administration to clean up.

 

 

Trump is maxing out the credit card now, having one huge, short lived party, then leaving someone else to pick up the bill in 2028.

 

As much as I loathe him Musk, he is on the money with his comments.

Winning to the maga is done with blinders on, easily fooled.

 

 

Trump Scrambles to Defend His Megabill After Savage Polling

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-scrambles-to-defend-his-megabill-after-savage-polling/

10 hours ago, Yagoda said:

god bless America!!!!!!

Gold bless Trump!!!!

1 hour ago, Will B Good said:

then leaving someone else to pick up the bill in 2028.

"Someone" not being the top 1 percent whose tax cuts will total $1.02 trillion over the next decade. 

If this is a Golden age I would dread seeing what an Iron Age looks like. 

 

Rogue capitalism is what we have with Trump & his Project 2025 band of robber barrons. They will feed on the people, robbing them of even life’s essentials and then they will turn on each other because they are predators and don’t know any other way to be in the world. Why? Because they are ruled by ego and it’s greed.

 

We will NOT forget how they voted to throw grandma out of the nursing home, deny a newborn and it’s mother any health care under Medicaid, rip away health insurance from up to 17 million Americans and put the burden of paying for their health care needs on us! the payees of employment health care benefits because our premiums WILL go up.

That’s not even to mention the $3.3 TRILLION the OMB has calculated this horrendous monstrosity will swell the national debt.

It's all George Washington's fault

3 hours ago, riclag said:

And the radical left Socialist who want 

to Kill/US , Burn/US  all down.

If there was no opposition threat , essentially there be no Trump.

God Bless Mr . America ! 47’s vision for my country , January 20, 2025.

 

Did you happen to notice the smuggest

facial expressions  by the losers on the

left in the video, as The GOAT condemned  their efforts of destroying America!

6 months later he wiped that off their faces!

This is what democracy looks like.

The GOP sure like listing "wins".

Shouldn't we be fair and balanced here.....oops sorry, I stole that from Fox "News".

So since taking office this time, how about listing the Orange Man's legal losses:

-----------------------
1. Hush-money case – Supreme Court rejection
On January 9, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court denied Trump’s emergency request to delay sentencing in his Manhattan hush-money conviction. This was a 5–4 ruling that closed off his last attempt to postpone the virtual sentencing scheduled for January 10. 
nypost.com

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2. Birthright citizenship executive order – Preliminary block
On February 6, 2025, a federal judge in Washington (Western District of Washington) granted a preliminary injunction blocking Trump’s executive order that sought to end birthright citizenship.

The Ninth Circuit refused to lift this injunction on an emergency basis on February 19, and later the DOJ appeal was declined—effectively maintaining the block. 
en.wikipedia.org

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3. Office of Special Counsel firing – TRO upheld by SCOTUS
In February 2025, Judge Amy Berman Jackson issued an order temporarily reinstating Hampton Dellinger as head of the Office of Special Counsel. Trump’s team sought emergency relief from the Supreme Court, but the Court declined to intervene, leaving the judge’s order in place until February 26. 

----------------------- 

4. Deportation under the Alien Enemies Act – Appeals court upholds block
In March 2025, a D.C. federal judge ruled that Trump’s deportations under the Alien Enemies Act were subject to judicial review and temporarily blocked them.

The D.C. Circuit denied the DOJ’s emergency appeal on March 26 (2–1), maintaining the block. 
washingtonpost.com

-------------------------- 

5. "Big Law" punitive executive orders – 0–4 legal defeats
Between April and June 2025, four federal judges struck down executive orders targeting major law firms (e.g., Perkins Coie, Jenner & Block, WilmerHale, Susman Godfrey) for alleged politicization.

Most recently, in late June, Judge Loren AliKhan permanently ruled that the order against Susman Godfrey was unconstitutional, marking a fourth consecutive defeat

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(we will omit the stock market "losses" / and how the cost of eggs didn't come down (on day 1 he said) / and the Russia-Ukraine war didn't end on day 1, also as promised / and how about that parade!!!  LOL)

 

 

I support most of Trump's immigration policies, except for the new amnesty he wants for ag and hospitality workers. But none of them will stick. And the $37 trillion dollar debt will. And even the implementation of his immigration laws have been so hamfisted and the gloating so offputting that I feel he will engender a backlash because of it. Trump cannot resist posing as a tough guy. And the truth is he is soft. TACO is real. Look at his fat doughy belly and face. And the younger Trump was maybe not as fat but just as gooey as the about to be octogenarian version. He's had soft all his life. Tough guy poseur. And the only people he got really tough with, actually, ended up being his rural voters who will lose on his tax cuts and see their medicaid facilities closed or cut back. Trump is all NDWD--Nothing Done With Dignity.

4 hours ago, StandardIssue said:

The Republicans always do this. They deregulate everything, cut taxes for the rich and line their pockets then just run away leaving a sh!t storm for the next administration to clean up.

How about some historical examples with facts. Let's talk about say Ronald Reagan. Wait what mess did Biden have to clean up LOL?

4 hours ago, Will B Good said:

Trump is maxing out the credit card now, having one huge, short lived party, then leaving someone else to pick up the bill in 2028.

Well well well look who it is the guy that was completely and 100% found to be wrong about the election. I'll give you credit for not changing your username and coming back as some real troll

On 7/5/2025 at 12:01 PM, riclag said:

And the radical left Socialist who want 

to Kill/US , Burn/US  all down.

If there was no opposition threat , essentially there be no Trump.

God Bless Mr . America ! 47’s vision for my country , January 20, 2025.

 

This is sarcasm, admit it

This is the president you have voted for to run the US. A president who hates the Democrats.. He hates half of the people who have actually voted. 

 

I really don't know what to say. A speech like this could never have happened outside America. You seem lost as a nation.

2 minutes ago, thaibreaker said:

This is the president you have voted for to run the US. A president who hates the Democrats.. He hates half of the people who have actually voted. 

 

I really don't know what to say. A speech like this could never have happened outside America. You are really lost as a nation.

Typical sick Democrat twisting of his words. Thats what deranged losers do

 

From folks who LOST because the Demonized decent people.

1 minute ago, thaibreaker said:

This is the president you have voted for to run the US. A president who hates the Democrats.. He hates half of the people who have actually voted. 

 

I really don't know what to say. A speech like this could never have happened outside America. You are really lost as a nation.

It ‘s 36 seconds long! This isn’t the dem party of JFK This is the party of lunitics, Molotov cocktails burn/ us down Kill US.

How come trumps (wins) feel more like blows against democracy and our constitution?

Just now, Yagoda said:

Do you agree with the dude HERE that says all Trump supporters should die?

 

 

Who the hell said that?????

3 minutes ago, Yagoda said:

Typical sick Democrat twisting of his words. Thats what deranged losers do

 

From folks who LOST because the Demonized decent people.

You can easily spot the ones who are international leftists !

Just now, Will B Good said:

 

 

Who the hell said that?????

One of your lot. 

 

Looks like the Mods cleaned it up.

 

Every Democrat is a potential violent threat to a Trump supporter.

 

 

1 minute ago, Yagoda said:

Do you agree that all Trump supporters should be killed?

What deranged tangent are you trying to conflate?