Michael Smerconish at CNN explained the other day why last week was the best of Mr. Trump's presidency. Indeed, it may have been the best week of any presidency ever. Hot Air's John Sexton
summarizes Smerconish's argument in the following bullet points:
- A stealthy mission to strike Iran's nuclear facilities in which there were no American casualties.
- Estimations of the success of the mission range from modestly successful to extremely successful.
- Trump announced a ceasefire and put Israel and Iran on blast in front of the cameras when they initially violated it.
- At a meeting with NATO allies, Europe agreed to up its contribution to the alliance. "Before this week’s annual NATO summit had even begun, allies reportedly agreed on Sunday to hike their defense spending to 5% of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2035."
- He announced a trade deal with China.
- The stock market is up despite predictions Trump's tariffs would kill it. CNN headline: "America’s incredible stock market rebound is complete as S&P 500, Nasdaq hit record highs"
- Border crossings are down more than 90%. From Fox News: "Between June 1 and June 22, there have been 5,414 apprehensions at the border, with the busiest sector being El Paso. During that same timeframe, there have been 986 known 'gotaways.' Both numbers are the lowest ever recorded."
- New analysis by Pew shows there was no circumstance in which Kamala Harris could have won the 2024 election.
- Trump's win among Hispanic voters was even greater than believed. From Axios: "Pew's analysis of election data shows that Trump won 48% of Latino voters — a group that had soundly rejected him in 2020 and 2016 — and that it was a crucial factor in his victory."
- The Supreme Court put an end to nationwide injunctions which have been used against Trump more than any other president. In fact, they have been used against Trump almost as many times this year as they were against Biden in his entire term in office.
There's more that Smerconish could've added. Here are some additional successes Trump enjoyed last week, courtesy of Eric Daugherty at
Twitchy:
- Rwanda and the Congo have just signed a Trump-brokered peace deal - another war ended.
- Trump received permission from SCOTUS to send illegals to third-party countries.
- Trump emerged victorious after a Senate attempt to rein in his Iran strikes through a War Powers resolution.
- Several food giants joined the growing list removing artificial dyes from their food products.
- Social Security handouts saw the largest monthly decline EVER after attempts to end waste, fraud and abuse.
- General Electric Appliances is moving manufacturing from China to Kentucky, USA.
- The Pentagon began reinstating service members wrongfully discharged for refusing the COVID vaccine.
- The DEI President of University of Virginia resigned after pressure from the Trump administration.
It certainly was at the very least a remarkable week.