As Democrats prepare to go all out against President Donald Trump once the new session of Congress begins in January next year, the president is not planning to be a sitting duck and is already preparing an offensive that promises to bring the full force of the executive branch against his enemies.
Letting the Ultra-MAGA Behind the Wheel
President Donald Trump signs an executive order on Delivering Most-Favored-Nation Prescription Drug Pricing to American Patient at a press conference with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Monday, May 12, 2025, in the Roosevelt Room. (Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian)
President Donald J. Trump signs executive orders, Friday, May 9, 2025, in the Oval Office. (Official White House Photo by Molly Riley)
What many see as the biggest indicator of Trump’s strategy to take on the Democrats is his appointment of Stephen Miller as White House chief of staff.
Miller, a hardcore MAGA proponent, is widely credited as the driving force behind some of the Trump administration’s most controversial policies, such as the massive immigration crackdowns by ICE.
He has also reportedly served as an advisor on Trump’s war in Iran.
Miller has been part of the president’s inner circle since 2016, and has also written several speeches for the chief executive.
He is often seen standing behind Trump at media events and has had considerable influence on the president’s decision-making.
And his new role is expected to make that influence even greater.
“Stephen’s been with me since the beginning.
He gets it,” Trump said of Miller’s appointment. Miller previously served as deputy chief of staff and an advisor to the Department of Homeland Security.
He replaces Susie Wiles, who was the first female in American history to hold the post — Wiles will continue to work with Trump on political operations.
Trump’s Battle Plan: Double Down on the Things That Defined His Second Term
Among other things, Trump is reportedly planning to hit back with his own Department of Justice-backed investigations on Democrats who are planning to investigate him and his family.
He has threatened Democrat “SLEAZEBAGS” who will take action against him with jail, calling their planned investigations, which could include impeachment, “illegal.”
Trump is also planning to turn his gaze a little more inward and deal with the country’s internal problems — part of which involves ending the US’ involvement in the war in the Middle East and cutting aid to Israel.
Many Republicans have blamed Trump’s decision to bomb Iran and start a war — thus putting undue stress on the global oil markets — as the tipping point that led the Democrats to a national resurgence in the midterm elections.
The most glaring admission of this came from Vice President JD Vance himself, who posted on X shortly after the midterm results, saying that “The reason we lost is the war [in Iran],” adding that “To the people who are pissed off and want to say, ‘I told you so’: you’re right, you did tell us so.”
Trump is also planning to continue supporting Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s MAHA movement, and more significantly, continue with his administration’s aggressive immigration policies — despite admitting earlier that ICE’s immigration enforcement may have been a little excessive.
Democrats Ready Investigations, Promise to Wield Congressional Committees Against The President
Much of the Democrats’ offensive against Trump and a number of his key allies would be to make them answer to congressional committees and conduct investigations on the president and his administration.
Shortly after the midterm results, Democratic California Representative Robert Garcia, who is set to chair the House Oversight Committee, posted on social media, “LAWYER UP.” Incoming House Judiciary Committee Chairman, Democratic Maryland Representative Jamie Raskin, said that Democrats would pursue investigations into alleged Trump administration corruption along with progressives’ other economic agendas, such as making healthcare more affordable, which Democrats have promised to prioritize on day one of the new session of Congress in January.
“So, are we going to go after the corruption? Yeah, you’re damn right. And are we going to go after affordability and making people’s lives easier? Yeah, you’re damn right. We’re going to do both of them,” Raskin said in an interview.
The Next Two Years May Be a Politically Bloody Period in American History
With the Democrats’ legislative agenda promising to be largely antagonistic toward the president and Trump not taking things sitting down, the next two years will likely see an aggressive back-and-forth between the left and the right.
Miller himself is already a top target.
All that, plus Trump’s threats to wield the “power of the veto” and the Democrats’ challenge of reaching the two-thirds majority in Congress needed to override a veto, means Americans are poised to witness what could be one of the most contentious political periods in recent American history.
About the Author: Tim Ramos
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