The chaotic start of Trump 2.0 proved that Sam Rayburn was right when he said, “Any jackass can kick down a barn, but it takes a good carpenter to build one.” America needs a carpenter to rebuild the nation. It got Trump to make things worse.

Rayburn, the late and great House Speaker, helped guide Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s New Deal through Congress. Voters demanded change in 1932 when they elected FDR president, and his agenda gave them hope. Voters wanted change again in 2024 and Donald Trump gave them chaos.

Chaos and confusion reign supreme. The Trump administration is the gang that can’t shoot straight. Trump just needed a week and a half to bring the nation to its knees. The scary thing is Trump has been planning this shaky transition for four years.

The first and certainly not the last mistake of the new administration occurred just a week in. His Office of Management and Budget issued an order that froze federal government spending and loan programs.

This action made it impossible for seniors to request Medicare benefits, for high school seniors to apply for college student loans and frightened millions of people before the administration bowed to pressure and rescinded the action. Then, the new press secretary, Karoline Leavitt added to the drama when she said the OMB recission did not........

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