He began this term exactly how he ended the first — swinging.

Executive orders. Cabinet shake-ups. Sudden trade reversals. Immigration crackdowns. A war of words with the media, the universities, and the legal establishment.

To his supporters, this is what “America First” looks like in action. To his critics, it’s a rerun of the same chaos that once exhausted a nation.

Either way, Trump has refused to change.

When asked by reporters earlier this month if he planned to “tone it down,” the president’s response was instant:

“You don’t fix a broken country by whispering,” he said. “You do it by shouting truth louder than the lies.”

It was classic Trump — unfiltered, unapologetic, and impossible to ignore.

But behind the scenes, his team was watching something that