{"id":2447293,"date":"2025-06-14T11:34:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-14T15:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-gets-practically-all-of-his-birthday-wishes-white-house-report-card-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-06-14T11:35:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-14T15:35:14","slug":"trump-gets-practically-all-of-his-birthday-wishes-white-house-report-card-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-gets-practically-all-of-his-birthday-wishes-white-house-report-card-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump gets practically all of his birthday wishes: White House Report Card &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-gets-practically-all-of-his-birthday-wishes-white-house-report-card-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2447293&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On his 79th birthday, President Donald Trump received a mix of support and criticism from political analysts regarding recent events in his governance. Recently, he celebrated a trade deal with China and took measures to deploy troops in response to riots in Los Angeles, while anticipating a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russias-annual-victory-day-celebration-takes-on-a-different-meaning-this-year\/\" title=\"Russia\u2019s Annual \u2018Victory Day\u2019 Celebration Takes On A Different Meaning This Year\">grand military parade<\/a> for the U.S. Army&#8217;s 250th birthday. However, this week&#8217;s positive developments were overshadowed by Israel&#8217;s attack on iran, complicating Trump&#8217;s desire for a nuclear deal with the country.<\/p>\n<p>Political analysts Jed Babbin and John Zogby provided contrasting evaluations of Trump&#8217;s performance. babbin graded Trump&#8217;s week an &#8220;A,&#8221; praising the trade framework and response to the riots, while Zogby assigned an &#8220;F,&#8221; highlighting ongoing turmoil in the Middle East, domestic unrest, and high costs associated with the army&#8217;s anniversary celebrations as factors reflecting poorly on Trump&#8217;s leadership. the week showcased starkly different perspectives on Trump&#8217;s recent actions and their implications for U.S. policy and public sentiment.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump gets practically all of his birthday wishes: White House Report Card<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2147715\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>On his 79th birthday, there are few birthday wishes left that President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Donald-Trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> hasn&rsquo;t been granted in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/beltway-confidential\/3440956\/donald-trump-no-more-left-wing-violence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">life or politics<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Just this week, he celebrated a trade framework with China, beat back a bid to stop deploying troops to help riot police in Los Angeles, received another <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >tame inflation report<\/a>, and Saturday will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/1366249\/trump-promises-yearlong-celebration-for-uss-250th-birthday-if-he-is-elected-president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">witness his wish<\/a> for a Bastille Day-styled military parade, the last of which Washington, D.C., experienced in 1991.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3439703\/democratic-party-disapproval-rasmussen-poll\/\">More Democrat doom: Most say party failing America<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3439575\/fcc-looking-into-blackout-of-c-span-on-youtube-hulu-other-streaming-outlets\/\">FCC &#8216;looking into&#8217; blackout of C-SPAN on YouTube, Hulu, other streaming outlets<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3438199\/trump-approval-polling-surge-la-riots\/\">Trump&rsquo;s on a roll: Poll surge parallels LA crackdown<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Interrupting the trend was Israel&rsquo;s attack on Iran&rsquo;s military leadership and nuclear preparations, which the Jewish State said was an 11th-hour effort to stop the terrorist nation from finally building a nuclear weapon. That blew up Trump&rsquo;s hope of negotiating a nuclear-free deal with Iran, which few ever saw happening.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, left, and President George H.W. Bush watch the National Victory Parade in Washington, June 8, 1991, after Schwarzkopf led his troops in the parade, and then joined Bush in the reviewing stand following the U.S. win in the Gulf War. (AP Photo\/Ron Edmonds)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For grader Jed Babbin, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-urge-biden-to-keep-embassy-in-jerusalem\/\" title=\"House Republicans Urge Biden to Keep Embassy in Jerusalem\">foreign policy analyst<\/a>, Israel&rsquo;s move was wise and the full Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3438199\/trump-approval-polling-surge-la-riots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">week worthy of an &ldquo;A.&rdquo;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For grader John Zogby, a longtime pollster and observer of America, the week was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3436648\/voters-trump-big-beautiful-bill-poll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">disaster<\/a> worthy of an &ldquo;F&rdquo; due to the Middle East crisis, skirmishes over deporting illegal migrants in Los Angeles, and the $45 million price tag to celebrate the Army&rsquo;s 250th birthday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jed Babbin<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Grade: A<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>President Donald Trump had a very good week because of his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-karoline-leavitt-holds-press-briefing\/\" title=\"WATCH LIVE: Karoline Leavitt holds press briefing\">announced trade deal<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/China\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">China<\/a>, the riots in Los Angeles and the Israeli strikes against Iran.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The China trade deal details are sketchy so far and may not include the rare earth metals we had bought from China and that they had embargoed against us. Nevertheless, it relieves the stock markets and eases trade with one of our major trading partners.<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">After 250 years, it still comes down to three words. <\/p>\n<p>THIS. WE&#8217;LL. DEFEND. <br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Army250?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Army250<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4V3faxVa96\">pic.twitter.com\/4V3faxVa96<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; U.S. Army (@USArmy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USArmy\/status\/1933856987604734186?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 14, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p><em>The riots in Los Angeles have caused Trump to nationalize about 2,000 California National Guard troops, with perhaps another 2,000 to follow. The riots &mdash; called &ldquo;mostly peaceful&rdquo; demonstrations by some, including California Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Gavin-Newsom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Gavin Newsom<\/a> &mdash; were so bad that Trump also sent about 700 Marines from their base at Twenty Nine Palms into the city to watch over federal facilities.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Lawyers always say that free advice is worth what you pay for it, but I can&rsquo;t resist. To the &ldquo;mostly peaceful&rdquo; rioters, I&rsquo;d say: (a) don&rsquo;t bother yelling at the Marines. They were yelled at by experts for 13 weeks at boot camp before they became Marines; and (b) the Marines are mostly peaceful too. But if you throw a brick at a Marine, you should expect a not-at-all peaceful reaction.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Israeli strikes on Iran are still going on. Trump has said that he knew of the strikes. He almost certainly assented to them. The Israelis can do a lot of good, but if they don&rsquo;t knock out the ayatollahs, it will all be in vain. There cannot be peace in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Middle-East\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Middle East<\/a> or anywhere else while the ayatollahs rule Iran.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>John Zogby<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Grade: F<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Once again, I am faced with the dilemma of separating my personal beliefs from President Donald Trump&rsquo;s actual performance and its impact.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>There are many things I find abhorrent about his behavior, but in the past, I have given him credit for any positive outcomes. Let&rsquo;s just look at the picture that emerges this week.<\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WWIII? Civil War II?  Or Both? - 06.13.25\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OywtXspjMu0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><em>Israel and Iran are at war and it is only getting worse. Gazans are victims of a macabre Matrix-like situation whereby they are forced into enclaves where some food and supplies are available, then bombed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/IDF\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Israel Defense Forces<\/a>. The stock markets have plummeted. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">president<\/a> is going over the top in celebrating the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army by spending $45 million for a show, while Americans in over 2,000 cities will protest. Los Angeles is an armed camp with both the U.S. Marines Corps and the federalized National Guard on duty to face hundreds of protesters in a small piece of real estate downtown. ICE raids continue, and tension is deep.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Bad week for the people and the president.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jed Babbin<\/strong> is a <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> contributor and former deputy undersecretary of defense in the administration of former President George H.W. Bush. Follow him on X <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jedbabbin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">@jedbabbin<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John Zogby<\/strong> is the founder of the Zogby Survey and senior partner at <a href=\"https:\/\/johnzogbystrategies.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">John Zogby Strategies<\/a>. His latest book is <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Beyond-Horse-Race-Polls-Should\/dp\/1538197146\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Beyond the Horse Race: How to Read Polls and Why We Should<\/a><\/em>. His podcast with son and managing partner and pollster Jeremy Zogby <a href=\"https:\/\/johnzogbystrategies.com\/the-zogby-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">can be heard here<\/a>. Follow him on X <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/zogbystrategies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">@ZogbyStrategies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2147715\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2147715\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump receives nearly all his birthday wishes: White House Report Card. On his 79th birthday, few wishes remain unfulfilled for President Trump. This week, he marked a trade deal with China and resisted efforts to halt troop deployment for riot control in Los Angeles<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2647,"featured_media":2447294,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Trump-250-Army-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[57163,3634,32076,32094],"class_list":["post-2447293","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-birthday-wishes","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner","tag-white-house-report-card"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Trump-250-Army-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2447293","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2647"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2447293"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2447293\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2447297,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2447293\/revisions\/2447297"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2447294"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2447293"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2447293"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2447293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}