Longtime CNN host and nationally syndicated radio personality Michael Smerconish offered rare praise for President Donald Trump, stating that the president is \u201con a roll\u201d following a series of domestic and foreign policy successes in the early months of his second term.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe first five months of Trump 2.0, they\u2019re in the books,\u201d Smerconish said during a monologue. \u201cI\u2019m not shy about voicing my disagreement with President Trump… but viewed objectively, I have to say that Donald Trump has just had the best week or best 10 days of his second term.\u201d<\/p>\n
Smerconish, typically known for his centrist and often critical views, acknowledged the effectiveness of the recent airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites. \u201cI had doubts about the need for strikes,\u201d he said, \u201cbut the mission was carried out with stealth and precision. There were no American casualties.\u201d He added that the operation appears to have at least temporarily derailed Iran\u2019s nuclear ambitions and demonstrated U.S. strength to adversaries.<\/p>\n
He also praised Trump\u2019s performance at the NATO summit in the Netherlands, where the president secured commitments from member nations to increase defense spending to 5% of GDP\u2014a substantial shift in alliance policy.<\/p>\n
Domestically, Smerconish cited recent progress on trade. \u201cTrump claimed that he\u2019s reached a trade deal with China and soon expects one with India,\u201d he noted, referencing statements from Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and China\u2019s Commerce Ministry.<\/p>\n
He also pointed to economic recovery, saying that early-term tariffs may have rattled markets, but indices like the S&P 500 and Nasdaq have since hit record highs. Inflation is down to 2.4% from a peak of 7%, while blue-collar wage growth has risen 1.7%\u2014the largest such increase in nearly 70 years.<\/p>\n
Smerconish further mentioned the Trump-backed \u201cBig Beautiful Bill,\u201d now advancing in the Senate, and highlighted a 93% drop in border crossings, calling the president\u2019s immigration measures both effective and surprisingly popular among Latino voters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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