Six Months Into Trump 2.0, I Stand Corrected
Townhall,
by
Arthur Schaper
Original Article
Posted By: 4250Luis,
7/28/2025 6:27:40 AM
This week, I got a call from the National Republican Congressional Committee. They wanted a donation.
For the first time, I let the volunteer on the other end of the line make her case. When she asked me to donate $100, I said to her: “I want you to know that normally, I would hang up on these calls because the Republican Party would get nothing done, and often squanders its political capital. However, this is the first time I am planning to donate. You are getting sh—t done!”She almost cried with relief, and she thanked me.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
Californian 7/28/2025 6:45:45 AM (No. 1983476)
Unblock senate confirmations first.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
JackBurton 7/28/2025 7:33:44 AM (No. 1983493)
Sure. Keeping fighting for ALL the things we need but...
...don't make your disappointment on some things stop you from acknowledging the good stuff we've gotten. There are people out there who want you to be disatisfied and divided.
Great article.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
Strike3 7/28/2025 7:55:10 AM (No. 1983501)
Great advice, #2. There are still many people hung up on Epstein, probably thinking that the porn videos are going to be posted all over the Internet.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Dodge Boy 7/28/2025 8:43:45 AM (No. 1983517)
FTA - "And we have President Donald Trump to thank for this. He has taken over a feckless, pro-corporate, pro-globalist cabal of RINOs and forced them into the MAGA mold. Now, we have Republican politicians forcing themselves to out-MAGA each other so they can get elected."
Let's roll, Mr. President.
Meanwhile, wife and I are heading for Ireland and Iceland today for three weeks to celebrate our 50th. I promised to leave my L.Com duties at home. Meanwhile, keep the faith, everyone.
In President Donald J. Trump we trust.
MAGA/KAG/KMAGA/Uber MAGA
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
hurricanegirl 7/28/2025 8:58:25 AM (No. 1983522)
No thanks, #4. We already had Obie the "LIghtbringer" and the "Black Messiah." Elevating a man to the position of God is stupid.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
Phantomll 7/28/2025 8:59:29 AM (No. 1983524)
What #1 said.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
jalo1951 7/28/2025 9:16:02 AM (No. 1983528)
We all had to endure FJB and his lying, cheating, disgusting clown administration for 4 years. It was not easy. But I think this 4 year break made Trump a better two term president. It gave him a chance to think, prepare, pick the right people for the administration, dig into the Deep State and their minions. We cannot expect everything to workout nor should we. But so far so good and this guy's brain is running in gear and I look for more good things. There will be struggles but if anyone can pull us out of the mud I think it is Trump. This reminds me of the movie "Miracle" the USA is winning and playing top notch. The Russian coach is a mess and Kurt Russel says smiling ear to ear "He doesn't know what to do". That is the whole dem party. They don't know what to do.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
cobieone 7/28/2025 9:16:46 AM (No. 1983529)
FTA… The most underrated accomplishment of Trump’s Second Term is the massive overhaul of the American University System.”
This, i believe, is possibly the most important issue Trump is going after. Our country, our patriotism, our belief in American greatness, is being shredded in our universities and has been now for several generations. Young people don’t believe America is worth standing for, fighting for, protecting. This is where we are losing our country.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
donnaclaire 7/28/2025 9:48:10 AM (No. 1983550)
Some - perhaps most - of those who run for president are looking for glory, more status, the power and prominence of this high position and historical relevance - to ‘be’ and not ‘do’. President Trump knew he had much to do, to correct, enhance, improve and build. It’s stunning what a difference he has made in improvements for the benefit of millions here in America and abroad. His accomplishments so far are staggering, with more to come. God bless him, and keep him safe and strong.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
Lucky5 7/28/2025 10:01:08 AM (No. 1983556)
Agree and support. This is what I am focusing on and very happy about.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
Zigrid 7/28/2025 10:18:12 AM (No. 1983568)
Good...keep on giving!!
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
PrayerWarrior 7/28/2025 10:36:12 AM (No. 1983575)
Thank you Mr. President. You have delivered more than we could ask or dream.
God bless you and keep you.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
clayusmcret 7/28/2025 11:14:15 AM (No. 1983585)
Trump 2.0 learned one of the most important lessons from his first term and took it to heart - Do not put your faith in establishment republicans (GOPe) to help you pick your team. President Trump came in and brought people he could trust, not only to have his back but to actually go after the goals he had (and had promised) for each of the federal organizations. These were people the GOPe would never recommend because none of them are beholding to the establishment. And in most cases he picked people to lead organizations that had been militarized to harass or attack them. All of these agencies learned, in real time, the meaning of chickens come home to roost... the hard way.
Trump 2.0 also learned not to wait for congress to jump in behind him. He learned not to put his faith in today's versions of Paul Ryan... who would have likely stabbed him in the back like Ryan did. (RINOs like Collins, Tillis, Murkowski are still doing it.) Instead, with his base's full support he moved out and demanded congressional leaders either keep up or get out and to a great extent they have.
And he took an ax the left's money machine (USAID) which, unsurprisingly, has left major leftist organizations (Media Matters, BlueSky, etc.) begging for funds before they go bankrupt. (Any of y'all noticed antifa's money for protest signage seemed to dry up and disappear? I wonder why.) Add to this finally removing government funds from NPR and PBS; which were icing on the cake.
I love it when I hear someone ranting about what Trump 2.0 is doing, like he never explained in detail his intent if he got back in office. BTW, y'all see yesterday's EU concessions? He's achieving more than we could even have imagined.
Bottom line: Trump 2.0 learned from his first administration and is using what he learned to help take America back from the lying, thieving jackals who were trying to destroy the very foundations of our country.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
WV.Hillbilly 7/28/2025 4:37:39 PM (No. 1983721)
Trump is performing magnificently.
Congress, on the other hand continues to drag its feet. Are they getting anything done? The Senate has been working on confirmations for 6 months and still aren't finished with them. After months of tough talk on border security, spending cuts, and oversight, House hasn’t delivered on a single major promise.
And now they're getting ready to take a month off.
It's business as usual with those clowns.
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