A portrait of former US President Ronald Reagan hangs behind US President Donald Trump as Trump makes an announcement in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on September 30, 2025. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images

One of President Donald Trump’s superpowers as a politician is getting entities and people who might disagree with what he’s doing to set aside their principles and priors just enough to allow him to plow forward. It happens all the time with Republicans in Congress, who have willingly relegated themselves to second-class citizens in Washington.

They don’t necessarily endorse what he’s doing, mind you. But they do acquiesce. And sometimes they even do Trump a solid by steering the focus towards a common enemy. Think: Trump’s legally dubious deportation p

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