CNN’s Brian Stelter is nothing if not predictable, but sometimes even he manages to stumble upon the truth though it’s usually done in such a way that he doesn’t even realize it.
As RedState readers will recall, the reelection of Donald Trump ushered forth a new dynamic on Capitol Hill. In the weeks after he was elected, he effectively took charge, issuing periodic announcements about the people he planned to nominate for cabinet positions, sharing thoughts on current events and how he would handle them, announcing major deals with CEOs, putting pressure on Congressional Republicans, etc.
He was, as some suggested in so many words at the time, essentially the de facto president after November 5th because Joe Biden was virtually nowhere to be found outside of the occasional statements posted to the White House website about who he was pardoning…
