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Among an array of pro-Trump personalities and media outlets, the president can do no wrong.
Feb. 5, 2025Updated 3:53 p.m. ET
President Trump’s first weeks back in the White House have included government groups scrambling to figure out their funding and Wall Street investors getting whipsawed by trade wars that seemed to begin and then end in an instant.
But through it all, the mood among those in right-wing media has been nothing short of ebullient.
“I don’t have enough time for all the winning,” Dan Bongino, a longtime Trump supporter and popular right-wing podcaster, said on his show on Tuesday. “It’s a good problem to have.”
A chorus of right-wing influencers and media figures has spent Mr. Trump’s first two weeks in office responding to his every move with a unified sense of support and even awe. The triumphant tone could reflect an important advantage for Mr. Trump during his second presidential term: In the eyes of right-wing media, he can do no wrong.
Many of these right-wing media figures have long identified as allies of Mr. Trump, eschewing traditional media practices of avoiding the appearance of political bias.
Mr. Trump has notched several accomplishments in his short time back at the White House. He has signed a flurry of executive orders intended to reshape Washington, and all his cabinet picks who faced a vote before Congress were confirmed.
But there have also been setbacks. Mr. Trump’s administration abruptly froze trillions of dollars in government funding only to see two federal judges block the order. The administration rescinded the plan two days later. A federal judge also blocked an executive order that aimed to end so-called birthright citizenship.
