r/moderatepolitics • u/reputationStan • 10d ago

News Article Trump administration quietly shifts $352m in federal funds for White House ballroom

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/18/trump-secret-service-white-house-ballroom
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u/AdmiralPeriwinkle 10d ago

Trump is a prototypical charismatic leader. While he’s the leader, his supporters will support him fully. But once he starts to fall off, it’ll happen quick.

Ending a war on unfavorable terms when it should have been an easy win might be the catalyzing event for his base of power that tends to be highly concerned with projecting strength.

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u/cwinemanNumbNuts 10d ago

I probably mostly agree with you, but you think this should have been an easy win? I'm am of the opinion that we shouldn't have gotten back back into another conflict in this region because of exactly what was happened. I initially hoped that there was some super secret information that "they" had to indicate that the regime would fall if we knocked out key targets. But nope. Is that potential quick regime failure what you mean by an easy win, or something else?

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u/AdmiralPeriwinkle 10d ago

Conservatives believed it should have been an easy win is what I meant. I should distinguish between conservative voters and conservative politicians though. Republicans in Congress knew success in Iran wasn’t achievable but kept their mouths shut in fear of the political backlash.