New York Times columnist Bret Stephens takes a second bite out of the pro-Trump apple:
His strength came from seeing, and saying, what most of America's coastal elites weren't: that life wasn't getting better for middle- and working-class America, that unchecked immigration was a serious problem and that elite institutions, particularly academia and the news media, had become preachy and untrustworthy. ... And his presidency was not the unmitigated disaster his critics claim: Operation Warp Speed was a triumph, as were the Abraham Accords, as was a pretty robust economy, at least until the pandemic.
Meanwhile, over at the New York Sun, John W. Childs, who in May 2023 wrote "nominating Donald Trump as the GOP presidential candidate in 2024 would be insane," now praises Governor DeSantis for exiting the presidential race and endorsing Trump: "The sooner the party coalesces around the 45th president, the sooner resources of money and creative vituperation can be redirected at the 46th president and his fellow travelers."
