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The Three Whisky Happy Hour: The Priorities for Trump II

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The Power Line single-malt whisky bar is still trying to process Donald Trump's decisive victory in the election, and this episode reflecting on the scene offers up a few fresh (we hope) takeaways from the result that we haven't yet seen elsewhere in the media, and then we turn our attention to some key priorities for the second Trump Administation starting in January.

In such a target-rich environment, what should Trump aim at first on Day One in January: our ideologically corrupt universities, the Justice Department, ending the war in Ukraine and Gaza? And what should Congress do with the slim GOP majorities? Steve has some ideas for new committees, as well as a budget test.

Also, does it seem like Trump is president already (since no one believes Biden is really president any longer)? We notice that several foreign governments are rushing to get on Trump's good side before January, which seems prudent.

Hosts:
John Yoo'Lucretia'Steve Hayward

Discussion (5)

  • WilliamWarford@WilliamWarford
    I have a novel idea. Given that a) The Trump press person will face a hostile audience, b) People always say the vice presidency is a do-nothing job, c) No one --ever -- was better at destroying hostile interviewers than JD Vance, Trump should make Vance his media person.
  • Dr.Guido@DrGuido

    I love coincidences.

    In the first 72 hours following the Election....

    #1-The EU said they would love to buy American LNG.

    #2. Putin said 'let's talk' after congratulating Trump.

    #3. Trump, Musk and Zelensky hold what they term a 'very productive' phone call

    #4.Qatar tells Hamas leaders they are 'persona au gratin' (pun)

    #5.Hamas says...."Let's talk"

    #6. A caravan of some 25,000 are now headed AWAY from the border

    ...more coincidences to follow? Elections have consequences as Barry Soetero reminded John McCain.

    PS---I heard more positive comments from unexpected places about Megyn Kelly's appearance with Trump. Kelly has a bigger audience at times than ABC or NBC or CBS and ABSOLUTELY more than CNN.