BYRON YORK: Trump triumph is bad news for his adversaries.
If Alvin Bragg, the Democratic district attorney of Manhattan, had his way, Donald Trump would have spent Monday in a New York state correctional facility. Instead, Trump — President Donald Trump — spent the day in the Middle East, first in Israel and then in Egypt, presiding over the peace he negotiated to end the war in Gaza. To say Trump received a hero’s welcome in Jerusalem would be an understatement.
Trump’s successes make for bad days for his most zealous opponents. And Monday in the Middle East was one of Trump’s greatest successes, perhaps his greatest so far — and therefore one of the worst days ever for his adversaries.
The triumph in Israel made for a particularly bad day for some in the anti-Trump “Resistance.” How many of them have at some point in the recent past characterized Trump as Adolf Hitler? (The answer is a lot of them, some at the highest levels of establishment journalism.) And yet there was Trump, addressing the Knesset, standing by the Israeli flag, receiving ovation after ovation. Let’s just say it wasn’t a good time for the Trump-is-Hitler people.
Of course, the Resistance will figure out a way around the temporary roadblock of Trump’s current success.
That’s started even before the hostages were released:
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) October 12, 2025