President Donald Trump doesn’t believe in a political law of gravity. The more his standing sinks with the country at large - a host of polls show it near its lowest ever - the more he bends the Republican Party to his will and endangers the obeisant GOP’s prospects in the fall with unpopular and even brazen actions.

President Donald Trump has had little trouble pointing to Wall Street as evidence his second term economy is working. Since Inauguration Day on Jan. 20, 2025, the S&P 500 has climbed more than 22%, according to Bloomberg market data,