Donald Trump has just had the best few weeks of his presidency. No question. No argument. Period, end of paragraph.
It began with a bold gamble to send pilots to destroy Iran's nuclear sites. Then Trump managed to broker a cease-fire between Israel and Iran.
Meanwhile, as Trump delayed his sky-high tariffs, the stock market hit record highs.
And he won a $16-million settlement from CBS's parent company in his lawsuit against unfair editing by "60 Minutes." That means he has now beaten two of the three broadcast networks, having won the same sum from ABC in a suit involving a crucial mistake by George Stephanopoulos.
And after days of pressure and arm-twisting, he managed to pass the Big Beautiful Bill.
Make no mistake, the bill was always going to pass. What were Republicans going to say, never mind, we just tanked the president's main legislative priority because we didn't like this or that?
They didn't need Democratic votes, under so-called reconciliation. And Trump controls the GOP. So its members fell into line.