One month into President Trump's second term, the results speak for themselves. Mass deportations are underway, the border wall is being completed, and America's energy sector is roaring back to life. Yet somehow, certain GOP establishment figures are still wringing their hands about "process" and "optics" instead of celebrating these victories for the American people.
Here's the reality these country club Republicans refuse to acknowledge: the MAGA movement didn't just win in 2024 – it delivered a complete repudiation of their decades-long failure to fight for conservative principles. While they were busy playing footsie with Democrats and chasing approval from the Washington Post editorial board, Trump was actually getting things done.
The Old Guard's Failed Record
Remember when these same establishment voices told us we couldn't build a wall? That we had to accept endless foreign wars? That we should just let China walk all over our trade deals? Patriots across America saw right through their excuses, and that's exactly why Trump is back in the White House with a clear mandate.
Now, as Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth works to purge woke ideology from our military and Elon Musk's DOGE initiative slashes government waste, these establishment figures are nowhere to be found. Where's their support for the agenda that American voters overwhelmingly endorsed?
"The American people didn't send President Trump back to Washington to compromise with the same swamp creatures who sold us out for decades," said one senior administration official. "They sent him there to drain the swamp once and for all."
The choice for GOP establishment figures is simple: get on board with the America First agenda that's already delivering results, or get out of the way. The MAGA movement has proven it doesn't need their permission to win, and it certainly doesn't need their hand-wringing to govern effectively.
President Trump has Attorney General Pam Bondi restoring law and order, Secretary of State Marco Rubio putting America's interests first on the world stage, and a team that's actually fighting for the forgotten men and women of this country. That's leadership – something the establishment has been sorely lacking.
The question isn't whether MAGA will succeed without the old guard's blessing. The question is whether these establishment Republicans will choose to be part of America's revival, or whether they'll be remembered as the obstacles who stood in freedom's way.