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Donald Trump ran for the presidency as a populist and he won as a populist. All the usual suspects —
such as Hillary Clinton — condemned him as a populist. The political playbook his campaign followed served up the typical populist fare for the voters. That is,
Trump promised to serve the "common people" by fighting against the ruling class, "draining the swamp," punishing the corrupt, ending the government gravy train, and generally throwing a monkey wrench in the whole ruling class's machine of exploitation. But now, with nearly three years still to go in the Trump presidency,
it's quite clear that Trump will not be doing anything to actually upset the governing elite's apple cart.Aside from a very partial victory on immigration — and Trump has now put immigration on the back burner to concentrate on his
Israel First policy —
Trump has failed on every other matter. I say "failed" because it is failure from the perspective of those who wanted to see a meaningful change in how Washington rules over its tax farm known as "America." The failure can be seen in how government spending is higher than ever, monetary policy is inflationist as always, and there have been no major legislative changes that so much as inconvenience the ruling elites. Trump has been either
unwilling or unable to translate his electoral success in 2024 into any sort of enduring legislative program. Instead, Trump decided to do the easy thing and rule by decree which means his changes will be easily undone a few minutes after his successor (who will almost certainly be a Democrat) is sworn in. Moreover, as Trump works to expand the prerogatives of the presidency,
the next Democrat will be taking over a federal government that is even more powerful than when Trump took office.
Comment: Spain has shown good sense in not being willing to participate in the Empire's war of choice. There have already been potential war crimes committed. Spain wants no part of it:
All it takes is one brave example: