Officials up their groveling game
Mar. 26, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT
By Anthony L. Fisher
... As the president fumbles around looking for a “victory” off-ramp to his illegal and failing war of choice with Iran, as Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents dither beside airport security lines that stretch for hours while the Department of Homeland Security remains partially shut down, as the national average for a gallon of gas approaches $4, and as a new Reuters/Ipsos poll shows Trump’s approval rating on handling the economy has fallen to a sub-Biden low of 29% — the lickspittles of the Trump administration have added an extra layer of obsequiousness to their hosannas for the president.
At an event in Memphis on Monday touting the administration’s “Making America Safe Again” initiatives, White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller extolled the president’s accomplishments for several minutes before dramatically concluding, “What President Trump has done on border security and public safety is a national miracle that will be studied not only for generations, but for centuries to come. Thank you, President Trump.”
So fawning was the performance that Trump offered it up as a challenge to FBI Director Kash Patel: “See if you can top that!” The president added, “I don’t know, that’s a tough one, Kash” ...
https://www.ms.now/opinion/trump-polls-hegseth-miller-praise
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