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Donald Trump stands accused of trying to repeal the 20th century.
That’s how the New York Times puts it, and there is ample reporting to back that up.
But I would add this bit of perspective.
When Joe Biden came into office, he was widely portrayed as making important, progressive, reforms. He was depicted as undoing the damage of Trump’s first term. He was one of the good guys.
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(Biden was also derided as too old for the job and mentally declining, and shielded from the press, and botching the border, but his heart was seen as being in the right place.)
When Trump won a second term, he was immediately viewed as a human wrecking ball.
President Donald Trump speaks during a lunch with African leaders in the State Dining Room of the White House, Wednesday, July 9, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
He’s been absolutely aggressive, taking on elite law firms, Ivy League universities and the media, winning big settlements from two of the three broadcast networks, ABC and CBS. He’s sealed the border, backed stronger tactics by ICE agents, and slapped even longtime allies with sky-high tariffs–all of which he had promised during the campaign.
But most in the media have portrayed this as moving backwards, undoing important reforms and damaging the country. They have slid back into the familiar role of the Resistance.
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The framing is that Trump is destroying democracy, ruining the economy, yadda yadda yadda. He is one of the bad guys. Never mind that he won the popular vote.
Trump is undoing what Biden did, as Biden did after Trump’s first term, and that is a catastrophe.
The president also successfully bombed Iran’s nuclear sites, and despite the debate over how much of a setback that was, most Democrats and media people refused to credit him, or…
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