Trump poised to unleash transformative mandate: Gingrich

How did Trump, once considered a political pariah, win a popular mandate for Republicans for the first time in 20 years? — Image credit: Getty Images

Donald Trump’s sweep of Congress and the White House, complete with the first GOP win in the national popular vote count since 2004, has stunned observers, pollsters and politicians alike. Since Nov. 6, commentators from across the spectrum have chimed in with their thoughts on how the Democrats lost so much while the Republicans won their first mandate in 20 years, and what that might imply for U.S. policies in the years ahead.

Watch the above video as Straight Arrow News contributor Newt Gingrich recaps how Trump pulled off these victories and shares his thoughts about the issues he says Trump should prioritize with his new mandate.

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The following is an excerpt from the above video:

It’s important to realize that the America First Policy Institute actually has been out developing ideas and proposals. I think they have 600 executive orders already drafted. They have a whole series of proposals, including closing the border on the first day and really aggressively, dramatically cutting down illegal immigration. They have proposals for a very substantial tax cut, including eliminating taxes on tips, eliminating taxes on Social Security benefits. So they have a lot already planned, and they’ve been laying it all out there now, recruiting the administration, and their goal, with the help of the new Republican Senate, is going to be to get everybody lined up.

Interested in other perspectives? Have a look at how our contributors view this issue from across the political spectrum:

John Fortier: This is the dawn of a new national Republican coalition.

David Pakman: Blind devotion and ignorance deliver victory for Trump.

Star Parker: Democrats’ big mistakes and their crushing defeat.

Ruben Navarrette: White identity politics scores another win.

President Trump proved he could run a remarkably disciplined campaign, and the person really most responsible for that was Susie Wiles, the campaign manager, somebody who had worked for Ronald Reagan, had worked for Jack Kemp, had a long experience in politics. Now they’re in a situation where, with Susie Wiles as chief of staff, they’re going to try to apply the same disciplined, orderly structure to the White House into what they’re going to do. It’s important to realize that the America First policy institute actually has been out developing ideas and proposals. I think they have 600 executive orders already drafted. They have a whole series of proposals, including closing the border on the first day and really aggressively, dramatically cutting down illegal immigration. They have proposals for a very substantial tax cut, including eliminating taxes on tips, eliminating taxes on Social Security benefits. So they have a lot already planned, and they’ve been laying it all out there now, recruiting the administration, and their goal, with the help of the new Republican Senate, is going to be to get everybody lined up. So starting January 3, when the new Senate comes in, they’re going to have the hearings, get people out of committee and try to have every single cabinet officer ready to go to work on the 30. Let me start again.

Their goal is to have every single cabinet officer ready to go to work on january 20, as soon as the president sworn in. That would allow them to really have an opening 100 days that would resemble sort of what we did with the Contract with America back in 1995 they’re determined to take charge. They’re determined to dig out the bureaucracy, the interest groups, the lobbyists. They really do believe they have a mandate from the American people to really get Washington under control, to return power back home, to get the economy growing, to stop inflation and to defend America. Defend America from illegal immigration. Defend America from fentanyl and drug overdoses. Defend America from places like Iran, Russia and China. I think you’re going to see a very aggressive, very energetic administration that will have its act together, that will be disciplined and orderly and will, in a very methodical way, try to get America back to truly making America great again. I.