Chad Wolf, the former acting secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), found a word which he believes captures the initial days of President Donald Trump’s second term: velocity.
During his campaign, President Trump made a number of promises, inclusive of stemming the tide of illegal immigration, deporting criminal aliens, reigning in a bloated, often ineffective, government.
Additionally our nation's 47th commander in chief ended the practice of letting boys compete in girls' sports.
Wolf came up with the term "velocity" because it describes the lightning speed with which President Trump is keeping these and other campaign promises.
This president moves so fast that he keeps his detractors in Congress, the legacy media, and elsewhere, off balance.
Besides the mandate given to President Trump by voters, this writer believes another reason that he has been able to act so swiftly is that he has surrounded himself with like-minded individuals who are dedicated to his America first policy.
He has people like Tom Homan running point on securing the border and deporting criminals and Elon Musk administering a temporary department aimed at eliminating government waste, fraud, and abuse.
Also, he has also managed to assemble an impressive Cabinet.
Although the road to confirmation for some of the president’s cabinet choices, as was the case with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Pete Hegseth, Kash Patel, and Tulsi Gabbard, was rough, I believe he's rendered wise decisions with these selections.
Because he picked fighters and then chose to stand by them, President Trump has been largely successful in seeing his nominees be confirmed.
As someone who has been in business for 50 years, this writer has learned that there's no way to avoid making mistakes.
However, the key to success is to learn from mistakes — and avoid repeating them.
By selecting the best people who share his vision, our nation's returning president has demonstrated that he believes in this principle also.
Trump has freely admitted that one of the things he wishes he had done better during his first term was selecting more people who shared his vision.
This time around he's not only selected people who share his vision, but they also comprise a team of very smart and accomplished team, coming from a variety of successful backgrounds (from mostly the private sector).
I had the opportunity to meet several of these people when I sponsored and traveled with Tucker Carlson’s multi-city tour in September of 2024.
Among Tucker’s guests at the various stops were then-vice-presidential candidate J.D. Vance, then-Fmr. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, Robert F. Kenndy, Jr., and the now recently announced deputy director of the FBI, Dan Bongino.
This writer found all to be intelligent, sincere, caring, and very approachable.
They were confident, and not at all arrogant.
They expressed a belief that the best days of our country are ahead if we can find a way to bring the every day values of American citizens to Washington, D.C., instead of continuing to have the D.C. Beltway attempt to impose its values on us.
This attitude of bringing the values of everyday Americans to Washington is another reason why I believe President Trump and his administration are achieving early successes.
Despite former President Joe Biden’s claims that he needed more time to stem the tide at our southern border, DHS recently announced that illegal border crossings are at their lowest in 15 years, since President Trump took office.
It should be noted that stemming the tide did not result from more money from Congress, rather it resulted from a simple change in policy combined with an administration that has the political will to enforce those policies.
This is only one of a series of wins that are driving the president’s approval ratings to record highs, where he himself has set the bar.
Will the wins continue to pile up just as fast, moving forward?
A super-talented team combined with the right policies gives the president a good shot at maintaining this positive streak.
Unfortunately, rather than seeking to find ways to work with our president, Democratic leaders in Congress are continually holding press conferences to complain about various popular elements of his agenda.
This is not constructive. Their criticism often comes off as, frankly, cackling.
Thus, this writer is reminded of the following quote, by Abraham Lincoln: "The hen is the wisest of all the animal creation, because she never cackles until the egg is laid."
A reasonable interpretation of what Lincoln was saying is that it only makes sense to make noise after you have done something to achieve tangible results.
By this measure, Democrats have failed.
They had the White House and Senate for four arduous years.
They controlled the U.S. House for an interminable two of those years.
Their "leadership" made things worse, not better.
Rather than merely complaining, the American people would be better served if Democratic Party leaders would seek to work with the administration wherever possible, offering viable alternatives, when they have policy differences which are too far apart for compromise.
Joe from Texas is a family man with children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren who has had tremendous success and lived the American Dream. His beliefs are both straightforward and deeply held. He believes in God, his family, and the United States of America. For more information, please visit www.JoeFromTexas.com. Read Joe Penland's Reports — More Here.