Donald Trump Has Broken the Progressive Ratchet

His changes will be difficult to reverse.

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President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., October 15, 2025.

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It’s axiomatic in Washington, D.C., that changes that are undertaken by administrative action alone are easy to reverse.

There’s no doubt that if a Democratic president wins next time, he or she will undo much of what Trump has done through executive action, but will he or she be able to take it all the way back to where it was before?

Rich Lowry

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Rich Lowry

Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.

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