When Loyalty Becomes Law
Trump’s first vetoes of his second term weren’t aimed at Democrats. They were aimed at governing itself
The strongest definitive sign yet of intraparty conflict of Donald Trump’s second term didn’t come in a rally speech or a social media post. It came on December 30, 2025, in a veto pen, aimed not at Democrats, but at his own party. With a stroke of his Sharpie, Trump ki…
