"Inside the White House, top advisers joke that they are ruling Congress with an iron fist, according to people who have heard the comments. Steve Bannon, the influential Trump ally, likened Congress to the Duma, the Russian assembly that is largely ceremonial. When senior White House aide Stephen Miller recently held a party at the exclusive Ned's Club to celebrate his 40th birthday, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R., La.) showed up to honor Miller, the people said."
"Bannon, who worked in the first Trump administration, attributed some of the faded resistance to Trump's comeback after four years in the wilderness, a period that he said hardened Trump. He's doing things now he wouldn't have ever considered the first time, Bannon said. He's jackhammering away on levels you haven't seen before. For his part, the president observed this summer that Everyone's on my side now, has expressed amazement at the speed with which law firms have been cowed by his administration's threats."
Top White House advisers joke about ruling Congress with an iron fist and Steve Bannon likened Congress to the largely ceremonial Russian Duma. Advisors attribute diminished resistance to a hardened, revitalized president who has pursued aggressive actions, including DOJ prosecutions of Letitia James and James Comey. Senior aides celebrate publicly with visits by lawmakers such as House Speaker Mike Johnson. Law firms and private companies have shown rapid compliance, reallocating funds and yielding to administration threats for projects like a White House ballroom. Former GOP operatives say congressional acquiescence over appropriated funds signals expectations of the administration's continued success.
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