Sunday’s 60 Minutes interview with President Trump was footnoted by an interesting observation. As Norah O’Donnell wrapped up her 90-minute sit-down, she asked the president—now nearly a year into his new term—what he hoped to accomplish over the next three years. His answer was simple and revealing: “More of the same.”
That’s not a shrug. It’s confidence.
After arguably the most productive nine months of governance in American history, Trump doesn’t need to reinvent the wheel. The economy is roaring back, border crossings have plummeted, manufacturing jobs are returning, and foreign adversaries are—for the first time in years—thinking twice before testing America’s resolve. When pressed on whether he’s considered a third term, he said, “I’ve been too busy to think about that.” You almost believe him. He’s been too busy doing the job.
And when O’Donnell probed about potential successors—JD Vance? Marco Rubio?—he smiled and said he liked both very much, but that “it’s not the time to name names. The bench is strong.” A quiet flex from a man whose administration is functioning like a team, not a circus. Considering the interview began with O’Donnell’s questions about the government shutdown—a spectacle wholly engineered by the Democrats—the contrast could not have been sharper.
For clarity’s sake: Republicans have voted to open the government 18 times. Democrats have voted to keep it closed 18 times. Chaos is their brand.
In both New Jersey and Virginia, voters now face that same binary choice: competence versus chaos. And make no mistake—competence is on the ballot.
In New Jersey, Democrat nominee Mikie Sherrill has run one of the most vapid, hollow campaigns in state history. She’s refused to answer questions about her checkered military past, the ethics surrounding her tripled net worth while in “public service,” or even the simplest question of all: “What would your first piece of legislation be as governor?” Crickets. The woman can’t even articulate why she’s running, beyond the assumption that she’s entitled to it.
By contrast, Republican Jack Ciattarelli practically has a legal pad of reforms ready for “minute one” of his swearing-in. Having had him on That KEVIN Show several times, I can confirm: the man has thought this through. He knows New Jersey’s pain points—highest property taxes in the Union, small businesses crushed by overregulation, bloated bureaucratic boards serving no one—and he’s ready to act. Day one, he’ll fire entire boards, lower taxes, reform schools, and shrink government. That’s what competence looks like.
His most effective ad drives it home: Mikie Sherrill is “more of the same—but worse.” It’s devastating because it’s true.
Democrats today govern not by principle, but by panic. They thrive in chaos because chaos is the only environment where their ideas survive scrutiny. It’s how they get away with nominating Supreme Court justices who can’t define what a woman is—while being lauded as the first black woman ever nominated. They’ve so lost the thread of logic that even biology is now a partisan wedge.
And let’s not forget: their last presidential nominee, handpicked by the elites, never earned a single primary vote in either of her attempts. Not one. Yet the DNC tossed aside every rule, canceled primaries, and installed her anyway. Voters? “We don’t need no stinking voters.” The clown car drives itself now.
That’s the fundamental difference. Republicans like Trump and Ciattarelli believe in competence, merit, and measurable results. Democrats believe in symbolism, slogans, and self-congratulation. It’s all noise. And the American people are tuning it out.
Americans are tired. Tired of being told that common sense is extremism. Tired of elites who sneer from gated communities while lecturing truck drivers and nurses about “equity.” Tired of paying more for everything—from gas to groceries—while being told that inflation is “transitory” or that it’s “good for us.”
Trump’s America is about performance. Their America is about excuses.
That’s why this week the president opened his campaign coffers to pour millions into the winnable gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey. He sees the same thing voters do: an opportunity to reject chaos and restore competence. It’s the political equivalent of the coach who built a dynasty walking into the locker room and saying, “Let’s go.”
This election cycle isn’t just about party labels—it’s about the way adults conduct themselves when entrusted with power. Republicans have governed. Democrats have grandstanded. Trump and Ciattarelli are doers. Their opponents are debaters, professors, and activists—long on slogans, short on substance.
And for the first time in a long time, voters see it clearly. They’ve watched Democrats manufacture shutdowns, elevate the unqualified, and gaslight the middle class. They’ve watched Trump rebuild alliances, revive industries, and hold America’s enemies accountable. Competence isn’t glamorous, but it works. It keeps the lights on, the paychecks flowing, and the world stable.
So as America enters another critical election week, remember the choice. It isn’t between Left and Right, or red and blue. It’s between order and chaos. Between leadership and lunacy. Between those who build—and those who burn it all down just to dance in the ashes.
Trump once said he wanted to make America great again. That work isn’t done, but you can feel it—competence is coming back into fashion. The adults are ready to reclaim the room. And while the Democrats chase hashtags and headlines, Trump’s America is quietly rebuilding something that actually matters: trust, results, and hope.
Because in the end, nations don’t fall from a lack of passion—they crumble from a lack of competence.
It’s time to choose again. Choose competence over chaos.
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