After his 2020 loss, Trump became the second president to regain office non-consecutively and the first Republican to win the popular vote in two decades. His successful comeback is credited to the platform that granted him his first victory. Voters favored his immigration and economic policies, which they felt had suffered under his predecessors. Notably, Trump secured 48% of the Latino vote—a 20% increase from 2016 (Contreras, 2025). Ironically, some Americans are now protesting the president for the very policies they helped vote into office. Reference: Contreras, R. (2025, June 26). How Trump won over Latino voters in 2024. Axios. https://www.axios.com/2025/06/26/trump-harris-latino-voters-2024-election-pew

The American military’s execution of Operation Absolute Resolve on Jan. 3, 2026, which led to the capture of Nicolas Maduro, has once again exposed the deep fault lines in U.S. politics. Carried out under the Trump administration’s orders, the mission’s aftermath followed a familiar script—Republicans met the news with applause, while Democrats denounced the escalation. But are Democrats truly lamenting over the capture of a dictator, or is it a partisan reaction of the man who ordered it? While the methods of the recent U.S. intervention in Venezuela remain a subject of intense debate, U.S. party leaders on both sides…