On Sunday, I filed a column comparing the style of President Trump to that of previous presidents Andrew Jackson and Theodore Roosevelt.  The point is that Mr. Trump is governing as a “strong man” leader who gets things done using naked power.

 

The Middle East chieftains like that because they govern the same way, without the Constitutional restraints we have in America.  The Chinese respect unbridled authority, and so does Putin, who still idolizes the mass murderer Stalin to this day.

 

But here in the USA, millions do not like authoritarian leadership.  Even if it stays within legal bounds.  The “woke” and “Me, Too” movements were dedicated to bringing down male power.  Politicians became terrified.

 

Barack Obama and Joe Biden did not lead with swagger.  Neither did George W. Bush.  They were all rather conventional and, at times, timid.

 

Donald Trump completely rejects that approach.  He is the king of swagger as well as a very impatient man.  Get it done. We’ll find a way to keep it legal.  That’s his philosophy.

 

It doesn’t always work out, but in less than a year, President Trump has shaken up the entire world.

 

There is indeed a new sheriff in town, and he’s in no mood to avoid action. No caution zone.  And the country might just be the better for it.

 

See you this evening for the No Spin News from Washington.