Donald Trump Second Presidency

Happy 30th Anniversary Of MS NOW (MSNBC)!

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This week, specifically July 15, marked the 30th Anniversary of the creation of MSNBC, now reorganized in the past year in mid November 2025, as MS NOW–“My Source News Opinion World”.

Clearly the most progressive-liberal news channel, it has produced amazing journalism, and had top notch people in its lineup of shows and correspondents.

Among the present lineup of individuals involved with the channel, in no special order, and not necessarily a complete list, are:

Joe Scarborough
Mika Brzezinski
Willie Geist
Ali Vitali
Rachel Maddow
Chris Hayes
Ari Melber
Stephanie Ruhle
Katy Tur
Alicia Menendez
Nicole Wallace
Jen Psaki
Ali Velshi
Luke Russert
Lawrence O’Donnell
Eugene Daniels
Jacob Soboroff
Jonathan Capehart
Ayman Mohyeldin
Vaughn Hillyard
Michael Steele
Symone Sanders Townsend
Al Sharpton
Jonathan Lemire
Elise Jordan

While this author and blogger watches other news channels, and specifically, CNN, the sense of confidence in the coverage of news on MS NOW is much higher than CNN or the regular networks (NBC, ABC, CBS).

MS NOW has done very well in ratings, much improved during the second Presidency of Donald Trump.

Along with the regular reading of the NY Times and Washington Post, watching MS NOW gives one a sense of total, thorough, reliable coverage of news of the nation and the world.

Trump Cabinet Officers “Falling Like Flies” After Just A Year In Office, Repeat Of First Term Record!

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Here we are, only 15 months into Donald Trump’s second Presidential term, and Trump Cabinet Officers are “falling like flies”, following a trend that was also occurring in Trump’s first Presidential term from 2017-2021.

So far, the following have been removed from their positions:

Kristi Noem, Secretary of Homeland Security
Pam Bondi, Attorney General
Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Secretary of Labor
Mike Waltz, National Security Adviser
Susan Monarez, Centers for Disease Control Director
John Phelan, Secretary of the Navy
Many Senior Military Leaders
300,000 Federal Workers

Donald Trump is notable for having more turnover in his first term in the Presidency than any President before him, and already, it seems as if the same pattern is now in place in the second term.

Rumors abound that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and FBI Director Kash Patel may be on the way out. Also, Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick and Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. may also face being fired at some point.

Presidents Day 2026: Need For Updated Assessment, And One Scholar’s Viewpoint!

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Presidents Day is tomorrow, Monday, February 16, a good time, after a full year of the second Presidency of Donald Trump, and one retirement year of Joe Biden, to reassess rankings of Presidents, particularly recent Chief Executives.

C Span is likely in process of reassessing its rankings of Presidents, last done in 2021, as Joe Biden became President, and Donald Trump became, at the time, a former President who had been defeated for reelection, but mounted an illegal, unconstitutional attempt to overthrow the results of the Presidential Election of 2020 through the US Capitol Insurrection of January 6, 2021.

There can be disagreement over many Presidents and their rankings, but with the reality that in recent years, the following Presidents have seen their stock rise in assessments of scholars, in chronological order:

Ulysses S. Grant
Harry Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Lyndon B. Johnson

At the same time, the following Presidents have seen their stock fall lower in assessments of scholars, in chronological order:

Andrew Jackson
James K. Polk
Woodrow Wilson
Ronald Reagan

In the view of this scholar, author, and blogger, the thought is that the following recent Presidents will be likely to benefit the most in the future in rise in rankings from where they are presently, in chronological order:

Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Barack Obama
Joe Biden

But the debate over Presidential performance will continue, certainly, to be heatedly debated for the long term future.

One Year Of Donald Trump, Second Term: Chaos, Anarchy, Cruelty, Instability, Authoritarian Actions!

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Tomorrow marks the end of Year One of the Second Term of Donald Trump in the Presidency.

Already, it is quite clear that America is in crisis, as Trump 47 is far more disastrous and dangerous than Trump 45 was.

Trump 45 had people who were able to control his impulses, and prevent what could have been worse than was.

Trump 47 has no such individuals, as his entire Cabinet and other advisers are no check on his whims and desires, and he has been running rampant in a highly dangerous way.

He has promoted chaos, anarchy, cruelty, instability, and persistent authoritarian actions in a multitude of areas of domestic and foreign policy.

If the Republicans in Congress continue to bow to his whims;

If the Supreme Court continues to ignore his abuses of power;

If the corporations, law firms, universities, news media continue to bow to his demands;

And if the Democratic Party cannot win back control of at least the House of Representatives, but hopefully the US Senate in the upcoming midterm elections of 2026,

Then there will be despair that American democracy and the rule of law will disintegrate completely as America reaches the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, a landmark year.

“Wicked” Star Ariana Grande Summarizes Damage Done By Trump Presidency After Eight Months

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The star of the “Wicked” movie series, Ariana Grande, has summarized the damage done by eight months of the Donald Trump Second Presidency.

What she had to say cannot be said much better than she did.

Has life improved because of:

Immigrants violently torn from their families?

Trans individuals being blamed for virtually everything and living in fear?

Free Speech being on the brink of collapse?

Have groceries become cheaper?

Have Health Insurance premiums gone down?

Has Work/Life balance improved?

Has Ability to take a vacation improved?

Is one happier?

Has widespread suffering for others benefited you?

Added to this list of questions she poses, this author and blogger adds:

Are the nation’s civil liberties, economic prowess, international leadership being preserved for future generations?

Is our government leadership in the hands of competent, decent, individuals or is corruption and malfeasance rampant?