It’s Hard to Believe, but People Still Underestimate Trump – PJ Media

April 11, 2025

Top O’ the Briefing

Happy Friday, dear Kruiser Morning Briefing friends. Jeesenbreyn preferred a medium-strength musk scent when working on Lego interpretations of his favorite “Forensic Files” episodes

Thankfully, this isn’t all about tariffs today, although this week’s brouhaha did inspire it.

In everything I’ve written about Trump’s tariffs and the hysteria-laden response to them, I’ve made it clear that I don’t know anything about international trade or how any of this will play out. What I do know is that President Trump has more business expertise than most people, certainly more than 99.999999999% of the keyboard warriors who have minted themselves tariff experts in the past week.

I saw this on X on Thursday morning and thought it represented what I’ve been trying to convey to some of the naysayers all week:

Trump is a transactional dude. Partisan pundits on both sides struggle to understand his actions and intent because of that.

And you may dislike him, but that is the nicest way of saying he’s ahead of you more than a few steps.

— Rich Baris The People’s Pundit (@Peoples_Pundit) April 10, 2025

It’s stunning to me that President Trump’s detractors still like to portray him as some sort of hot-headed buffoon who doesn’t know what he’s doing. Well, stunning and tedious at this point. You would think that they would eventually get tired of being wrong

When one is dealing with any kind of adversary, it’s a fatal flaw to overlook said adversary’s strengths. A boxer who ignores his opponent’s dangerous left hook greatly increases the likelihood that he’ll be knocked out by that very punch. It’s especially stupid when the opponent has a history of winning by knockouts delivered with his left hook.

President Trump is a self-made billionaire who has defied overwhelming odds and overcome a state-sponsored witch hunt to be elected president of the United States twice, and in historic fashion. Only a reality-challenged liberal could look at those facts and say, “Yeah, the guy’s an idiot.”

It’s not just the lefties who refuse to get it about Trump. There are still wobbly Republicans out there who struggle with being on board the Trump Train. They’re the people voted for him under what they feel was extreme duress. Unlike the Never Trump crybabies, they realized last year that the threat posed by another four years of a Democrat in the White House couldn’t be countenanced. Their tenuous relationship with the idea of President Trump makes them susceptible to some of the ravings of the Democrats’ propaganda noise machine.

They’re even more wearisome than the Democrats because they should know better.

Look, it’s an absolute blast to see Trump prove people wrong over and over. The looks on the faces of Democrats and Never Trumpers every time they get their “We got him this time!” hopes up and he dashes them never fails to delight. I have no problem with watching four years of this.

It would just be nice if the wailing anti-Trump hordes could dial down the crazy just a smidge.

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The Mailbag of Magnificence

Let us kick things off with this quick note from Milton:

I have long had the feeling that Sine qua Non Sequitur has a major infusion of Mad-Libs in his/her/xir heredity and upbringing.

You know, Milton, I do enjoy some Mad Libs, but we need to remember that my brain just works in strange ways too. While putting together the soon-to-be-published Sine Qua Non Sequitur book, I also realized that it may have started out as a coping mechanism. I explain all of that in the book.

Paul writes:

Good morning, Mr. Kruiser.

As much as we might enjoy the true story behind the Sine Qua Non Sequitur, I think what we really need is a cookbook showcasing recipes of all the amazing culinary and cocktail concoctions that cast of strangely named people dream up.

That would be the trippiest cookbook ever. Perhaps I’ll do it as a follow-up to the compilation book!

Here’s a note from Brian:

Dear Kruiser,

Just read your Scorched Earth article and I couldn’t agree more. It’s the only way to get the job done.

In 1995 Congress passed the Jerusalem Embassy Act to move the embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem by the end of that decade. Well from 1996 to 2016 it was, “Gosh, it’s really hard to do and we’re really trying to move it.” Trump said he was going to make the move happen and in May 2018 the US Embassy opened in Jerusalem. Twenty plus years of, “Moving the embassy is really hard” to the embassy opening a little over a year after Trump ordered it moved. Makes you wonder if the deep state ever intended to follow the law. That brings us to Doge.

Right after Doge released some of the damaging (to the deep state) findings, many in congress demanded that these findings of fraud, waste and abuse be brought to representatives so they could discuss it in their committees. Of course that’s where they could hide all of the corruption from the American people. Nothing would change.They would have closed meetings and declare that whatever Doge found had national security implications and couldn’t be made public.

I was an Airman Basic in 1981 when I first heard the phrase: fraud, waste and abuse. For too many in and around the government, FWA isn’t a problem to solve, but an income stream. Gee, I wonder why it never gets solved. Releasing Doge’s findings directly to people is the only way to force change. Sorry I’ve written so much. I look forward to the Daily Briefing every day.

The fraud is galling. I can understand, if not excuse, some bureaucratic waste. Fraud is intentional, however. I hope there are consequences beyond DOGE’s housecleaning.

This is from friend of the Briefing Marni:

Good afternoon Mr. Kruiser,
I asked Grok yesterday if he (it?) thought I could get away with ignoring emails from coworkers who add their pronouns to their signatures at the NFPO I work for, where pronouns are allowed but not mandated. In not so many words, Grok said “unless you’re the CEO, eh, no.” Oh well. One can dream.
Sincerely,
Your neighbor in Phoenix

You should be able to make up a long list of mocking pronouns to add to your email signature. If I am ever in a position of power to make that happen, I will. Of course, you’re welcome to mock them here as often as you want to.

Our old friend Brice is back:

Amazing selection today my friend. What are the odds I’d already purchased my ticket to go see Halestorm live next Tuesday in a small venue in Little Rock. Love your eclectic taste in music. Comedy? I still think Don Rickles sucks.

I was hoping the Halestorm vid would be appreciated. It’s good to see you again. Please enjoy this:

Thanks to everyone who’s helping the Mailbag get back up to speed. Let’s do this again next week!

Everything Isn’t Awful

That thumbs up…

Boy is living the dream.. 😊 pic.twitter.com/3AtkTzs6Tj

— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden) April 10, 2025

Bee Me

Protesters Remain Unaffected By Trump’s Shower Head Deregulation https://t.co/nVWjdToW4U pic.twitter.com/0YUcX8KvSI

— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) April 10, 2025

The Kruiser Kabana

Kabana Gallery

Green Lantern https://t.co/0xzyR84I33 pic.twitter.com/yfrtgtI4fZ

— Raphael Kirchner (@artistkirchner) March 28, 2025

Kabana Comedy/Tunes

Dexter is easily the greatest rock singer to ever hold a PhD in molecular biology.

Weekend Bonus

This song was part of the mid-’90s punk revival and is now a marching band standard at college football games.

POTUS Press Today

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