Editorial by Summer Lane |
The past few weeks of the Trump administration have flown by at a dizzying pace – with so much action unfurling daily that it’s nearly impossible to keep track of every new positive development.
With more than 70 executive orders put into action and a slew of diplomatic efforts underway, there is no doubt that President Trump and his excellent team are making use of every single moment in the White House.
“Let our rapidity be that of the wind, your compactness that of the forest,” wrote Sun Tzu in The Art of War.
Indeed, the speed with which Trump’s administration is moving is brilliantly fast-paced. The mainstream media can hardly screech about one thing before the independent news cycle has already moved on to the next.
The rise of small journalism and instant social media reporting has taken the 24-hour-news cycle out of the hands of corporate communist organizations and handed it back to the interests and curiosities of everyday people who want answers and want them now.
One might even describe this political strategy as a type of maneuver warfare – the use of ironclad initiative and the totally unexpected to dodge an opponent’s strongest points and exploit their most critical weaknesses.
In an article for the U.S. Naval Institute, Marine Corps Major Denzel calls this type of military strategy “operational art,” and who can disagree?
Political opponents within the United States – namely, those who oppose putting America First and who stand in the way of government accountability and transparency – are so shocked and dizzied from the veracity and speed of this administration’s progress that they can hardly process what’s happening.
This is victory. This is progress.
Consider this passage written by Eric K. Clemons and Jason A. Santamaria in 2002:
Employing maneuver warfare concepts requires the same things of business executives as it does of military commanders: “the temperament to cope with uncertainty…flexibility of mind to deal with fluid and disorderly situations…a certain independence of mind, a willingness to act with initiative and boldness, an exploitative mindset that takes full advantage of every opportunity, and the moral courage to accept responsibility for this type of behavior.”
The importance of this last point cannot be overstated. Maneuver warfare is not a prescription for “fighting dirty.” Rather, it is a prescription for “fighting smart”—one recognizes the ethical implications of each action you take. In business, as in war, the line between these should never be crossed. Integrity and self-discipline on the part of both the military and the business practitioner of maneuver warfare are paramount.
It is also worth nothing that the exceptional success of Trump’s second administration is also due to the president’s outstanding commitment to place the correct people in the correct roles.
No longer are entrenched Republican hacks filling leadership positions. Instead, Deep State ball busters like Kash Patel and Dan Bongino have taken control at the FBI while firebrand and no-holds-barred communicator Karoline Leavitt stands firm against a hostile press as the White House Press Secretary.
Feisty and intuitive team members war game the White House and Rapid Response social media feeds by trolling opponents with culturally relevant memes and posting sardonic ASMR videos of illegal aliens’ chains clanking as they are loaded into a plane and deported.
The Trump administration in 2025 is a team forged in the flames of bureaucratic persecution. Trump tried to play nice the first time around, and they attempted to destroy him for it.
“Maneuvering with an army is advantageous; with an undisciplined multitude, most dangerous,” Sun Tzu wrote.
Indeed, Trump’s team now is disciplined, laser-focused, and they are hungry for success. They are loyal, they have kicked out the traitorous amoeba who plagued Washington last time, and they are undeterred.
So the media screeches. So what? They screech no matter what! Might as well get to work and save America.
This steely resolve, paired with lightning-quick speed and passion, has created the perfect environment for President Trump to carry out a masterful America First agenda and bring the country back to greatness with efficiency and dignity.
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