Also, he did free a lot of federal inmates https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/589600-thousands...
That isn’t by itself meant to be a criticism. But politically, he couldn’t even fight the rhetoric from the right.
And I didn’t know the transparency rule ever made it through.
But, he didn’t get a law passed. It was administrative meaning it would be easier to fight in court (which is happening) and another administration could overturn it.
Again, with his political clout over his base, he could have brow beat enough Republicans and the Democrats wouldn’t dare oppose it. He didn’t focus his energy on getting laws passed in support of the parts of his agenda that’s traditionally not conservative.
He didnt spend time getting laws passed because he couldn't figure out how to wrap his transactional thinking into a larger program designed to accomplish things - in his mind every deal is a one off, and it cant really merge deals into a larger direction.
Let's be honest, all politicians think at transactions, but he might be lacking a strong internal belief, to help him tie some not so great transactions for "the greater good".
I worry about politicians who think about things in an excessively ideological eye, because the ideologues are immune compromising.
