Opinion
By Steve Nicklas, 6-2-25
The Washington, D.C. swamp is thick with bureaucracy, treacherous with corruption, infested with special interests.
And it will take an outsider with resolve and without temptation to tame it. Someone with the foresight and determination of a Walt Disney converting 40 miles of swamp land in Central Florida into Disney World.
Like in a Disney tale, the indomitable outsider riding to the country’s rescue is President Donald Trump. Overcoming two assassination attempts, an FBI raid of his home, along with 91 fictitious felony charges from a weaponized justice system.
Trump has had spectacular results in his first four months. For the first time in 28 years, the majority of Americans believe the country is headed in the right direction (according to Rasmussen pollsters). Even as the national news coverage is pervasively negative toward Trump.
Fortunately, Americans are ignoring the biased media, including the once-reputable financial press that has nosedived like a pelican flopping on a fish. Even titans like CNBC, Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal (and Fox News to a lesser degree) have turned against the second-term president.
However, unlike his first term, Trump has a semblance of support from political, corporate and world leaders. Some popular entertainers and athletes are speaking out for him – like never before. In the face of Trump’s vilified tariffs.
Prominent CEOs like Jensen Huang of Nvidia and entrepreneurs like Grant Cardone understand what Trump is doing. And they like it.
“Our president wants America to win,” says Huang. “The president laid out a bold vision for the United States to reindustrialize onshore manufacturing, so that we have a more resilient supply chain.
“So we can become great at manufacturing again,” Huang continued. “This initiative by the president is likely to set up the United States for a century to come – this is going to be a very big deal.”
At a bitcoin conference in Las Vegas, Cardone criticized the federal courts interfering with Trump’s bold initiatives. It seems every move by Trump is challenged by liberal judges trying to stymie him.
“The American public has a positive response to Trump and the direction of the country,” Cardone says. “The courts need to step aside and get out of the way. Leave the economy to our president.
“The American public passed a mandate with their vote to say we want to make America great again,” Cardone continued, “and that includes protecting our country and gaining back our independence, putting our economy on equal footing with the rest of the world.”
Cardone blamed a weak and conflicted U.S. government that “never stands up for the American people and its industries.” Until now. Until Trump.
One of the few investment managers willing to endorse Trump’s plan is Jim Thorne, the chief market strategist for Wellington-Altus Private Wealth. Thorne’s firm is a top-rated investment house headquartered in Canada.
“I think the Trump team knows exactly what it’s doing,” says Thorne (surprisingly for a Canadian). “I would suggest investors listen to what President Trump and his team are saying and doing – and to ignore the noise from the fake news media.”
U.S. stocks have experienced a ferocious recovery since a tariff tantrum blew through the markets like a West Texas tornado. While Trump uses tariffs to level a lopsided field with global trade partners. It is a heavy lift.
Trump has been as busy as a honey bee in spring. During a trip to the Middle East, Trump was treated like royalty with white Arabian horses escorting his caravan. Political leaders there told Trump that the U.S. is the “hottest place in the world” to invest.
Trump, the ultimate negotiator and disrupter, has secured $11 trillion of investments into the U.S. – most from foreign companies and governments. Even U.S. companies like Apple and Nvidia are expanding operations here. This includes building and/or expanding plants, infrastructure, etc., especially for A.I.
Better yet, Trump’s focus is on Main Street instead of Wall Street. This explains Wall Street’s reluctance to support him and his generational changes. With a “big, beautiful tax bill” expected to be passed by Republicans (with no Democrat support) by the summer, a wave of economic stimulus will roll through our country. Complemented by less regulations and more energy production to drive down prices.
And hopefully wash away the political swamp.
Steve Nicklas is a veteran financial advisor and an award-winning columnist on Amelia Island. He can be reached at 904-753-0236 or at [email protected].)
The views expressed in this commentary are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official position of Citizens Journal Florida
