{"id":2538218,"date":"2026-01-15T18:25:58","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T23:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-under-trump-is-what-a-superpower-looks-like-joe-concha\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T18:28:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T23:28:09","slug":"us-under-trump-is-what-a-superpower-looks-like-joe-concha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-under-trump-is-what-a-superpower-looks-like-joe-concha\/","title":{"rendered":"US under Trump is &#8216;what a superpower looks like&#8217;: Joe Concha"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fus-under-trump-is-what-a-superpower-looks-like-joe-concha%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=2538218&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>Washington Examiner senior writer Joe Concha argued that recent U.S. military, economic, and diplomatic moves under President Donald Trump demonstrate &#8220;what a superpower looks like.&#8221; Citing a Wall Street Journal op\u2011ed that called America the &#8220;sole superpower again,&#8221; Concha credited Trump&#8217;s administration with achieving actions other countries could not, including an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obama-administration-used-foreign-intelligence-service-to-spy-on-u-s-allies-in-europe-report\/\" title=\"Obama ... Used Foreign Intelligence Service To Spy On U.S. Allies In Europe: Report\">alleged operation<\/a> to remove venezuelan leader Nicol\u00e1s Maduro (which Concha described as a &#8220;snatch and grab&#8221;) and Operation Midnight Hammer against Iranian targets that he said produced no U.S. casualties. He also pointed to Trump&#8217;s tariff policy and improving economic indicators-lower inflation compared with the prior administration and potentially strong GDP growth-as signs of U.S. strength. On diplomacy,Concha noted Trump canceled a planned meeting with Iranian officials amid mass protests and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-administration-seeks-united-front-ahead-of-presidents-iran-decision\/\" title=\"Trump ... seeks united front ahead of president&#039;s ... decision\">publicly urged protesters<\/a> to continue,after which Iran reportedly pledged not to execute certain detainees. Concha framed these military, economic, and diplomatic moves as a trifecta that, in his view, sets the United States apart from rivals like China, Russia, and Europe.  <\/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\">US military action under Trump is &lsquo;what a superpower looks like&rsquo;: Joe Concha<\/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\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2474376\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Washington Examiner <\/em>senior writer <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/4417530\/usa-2026-two-realities-thanks-legacy-media\/\">Joe Concha<\/a> said the U.S. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4418434\/qatar-readies-possible-iranian-military-action-targeting-us-forces-al-udeid-air-base\/\">military<\/a> has &ldquo;objectively&rdquo; achieved what other countries couldn&rsquo;t do &ldquo;on their own&rdquo; in the past year, crediting President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/4419272\/trump-learns-hard-way-interest-rates-control-presidency\/\">Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Concha made his remark in response to a <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em> op-ed that declared the United States as &ldquo;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/opinion\/america-is-the-sole-superpower-again-0a89e41a?gaa_at=eafs&amp;gaa_n=AWEtsqd6biT3Km5r6us1d-JFFbZMRaFGMpw9JAavSilfCUsxqc5kqQS4pvLgn9cGP_A%3D&amp;gaa_ts=696954bb&amp;gaa_sig=jjHCoiHNLJ_F_8ithMPFF-LghlcISZbvwYPPK7lOZXYYBARD4K-B7NDpFWsibLhTZdarNAf_V3nbhQCP596eng%3D%3D\">the sole superpower again<\/a>,&rdquo; with China following at &ldquo;a distant second place.&rdquo; He contended that &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/culture-did-a-way-better-job-of-signaling-trumps-win-than-polls\/\" title=\"Culture Did A Way Better Job Of Signaling ...s Win Than Polls\">legacy media&#038;rdquo<\/a>; won&rsquo;t credit Trump for this, but this hasn&rsquo;t stopped the president and his administration from doing what <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/beltway-confidential\/4417029\/peace-negotiations-ukraine-security-guarantees-big-deal\/\">Russia<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/4420285\/bipartisan-strategic-mineral-reserve-fight-china\/\">China<\/a>, or even Europe couldn&rsquo;t.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4421002\/kurds-plea-help-toppling-iran-regime-trump-steps-back\/\">Kurds plea for US help toppling Iran regime as Trump steps back from intervention<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4420533\/gulf-states-turkey-warn-trump-striking-iran-could-destabilize-entire-region\/\">Gulf States, Turkey warn Trump striking Iran could destabilize entire region<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4420583\/israel-award-charlie-kirk-fighting-antisemitism\/\">Israel to award Charlie Kirk for fighting antisemitism<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;When we&rsquo;re talking about the snatch and grab of a narco-terrorist like [former Venezuelan dictator] <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nicolas-maduro\/\">Nicolas Maduro<\/a> who likely will now go to jail for the rest of his life after sending drugs into this country for many, many years, while making [Venezuela] profoundly poor, 8 million people leaving that country,&rdquo; Concha said on Fox Business&rsquo;s <em>Varney &amp; Co. <\/em>Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Donald Trump, with one mission, gets him out of there, and it&rsquo;s a new day for Venezuela and, more importantly, for the oil markets that will be open to the entire world and not just China, Russia, and Iran.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3326142&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=16f97776351449e2c297ccbee1ee4b85\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Concha also recalled Operation Midnight Hammer, which the U.S. conducted against Iran in June, carrying out &ldquo;one bold mission&rdquo; against the Middle Eastern country&rsquo;s nuclear facilities without any U.S. casualties. He said previous presidents have discussed this &ldquo;for years,&rdquo; but Trump carried out this action &ldquo;without any real response&rdquo; from the Iranians.<\/p>\n<p>On the economic front, Concha noted how many were critical of Trump&rsquo;s use of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4415557\/trump-25-percent-tariff-iran-business\/\">tariffs<\/a> when they were unveiled in April. Nine months later, the U.S.&rsquo;s inflation is down compared to the Biden administration, and the country&rsquo;s GDP could be up &ldquo;well above&rdquo; 5% in the upcoming quarter.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is what a superpower looks like, economically, militarily, diplomatically, and that&rsquo;s something that other countries simply cannot brag [about] in terms of having that trifecta,&rdquo; Concha said.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4420577\/trump-nominee-southern-command-deflects-venezuela-questions\/\"><strong>TRUMP&rsquo;S PICK TO LEAD US SOUTHERN COMMAND DEFLECTS ON VENEZUELA QUESTIONS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump said on Tuesday that he is canceling his meeting with Iranian officials amid the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4416829\/trump-cancels-talks-iran-delegation-protests-death-toll-hits-thousands\/\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >mass protests happening<\/a> in Iran<\/a>, encouraging protesters to continue their demonstrations. He also demanded that Iranian officials halt the killings, telling its citizens that &ldquo;help is on the way.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Following Trump&rsquo;s warning, the president has said Iran promised <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4418849\/iran-promises-trump-not-hang-protesters\/\">not to execute protesters<\/a> convicted during the wave of demonstrations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/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-era US military shows superpower strength<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2538219,"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\/2026\/01\/AP26014749677489_5f25f7-e1768513011952.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[32319,50462,52093,32171,32515],"class_list":["post-2538218","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-donald-trump","tag-foreign-policy-2","tag-joe-concha","tag-political-commentary","tag-us-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26014749677489_5f25f7-e1768513011952.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2538218","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2538218"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2538218\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2538222,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2538218\/revisions\/2538222"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2538219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2538218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2538218"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2538218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}