From trade talks with China to a successful attack on Iranian nuclear sites to a ceasefire between Iran and Israel to a string of Supreme Court victories, and the “One Bill Beautiful Bill” getting one step closer to becoming the law of the land, it’s hard to argue against the notion that President Donald Trump is currently on a roll that few presidents had the good fortune to see.

So, how good is Trump’s roll? Let’s put it this way: 

Trump is racking up so many wins that even CNN — the laughably self-proclaimed “Most Trusted Name in News” — admitted on Friday that Trump (AKA “the devil incarnate”) “is on a roll” and “having a nice moment.” No, really.

CNN weekend host Michael Smerconish spent more than six minutes in his opening, detailing Trump’s accomplishments over the past 12 days. Dare I say Smerconish almost sounded like he was bragging (or envious) about the president and his successes? He began:

The first five months of Trump 2.0, they’re in the books. I’m not shy about voicing my disagreement here with President Trump or doing so on radio, often, whether it’s trade, border control, Iran, I find myself agreeing with the goal but not the approach.

But viewed objectively, I have to say that Donald Trump has just had the best week or best 10 days of his second term.

While Smerconish questioned whether or not the strike on Iran was warranted, with respect to available evidence, he shockingly went on to praise its success.

I’m still not sure bombing Iran was warranted, as I said last week, I’d have liked to have seen the evidence of Iran being on the nuclear doorstep rather than take Prime Minister Netanyahu’s word for it, especially in the face of what DNI Tulsi Gabbard had testified in March and what Trump himself was saying right up until Israel launched its strike against Iran.

But the mission was carried out with stealth and with precision. There were no American casualties. And while Congress is divided after receiving briefings on the extent of the damage, I’m sure that we’ve derailed Iran’s nuclear program, at least temporarily and there’s some valuable deterrent effect for America’s adversaries who witnessed last week’s exercise.

Who was that guy, and what did he do with Michael Smerconish?

TRUMP ON A ROLL@smerconish lays out why this has been the best week of President Trump’s second term. pic.twitter.com/JwSNJIH1BZ

— Steven Cheung (@StevenCheung47) June 28, 2025

Smerconish also trumpeted (pun intended — just for fun) the president’s recent successes at the 2025 NATO Summit:

Also, while at NATO, in a press availability, he did something rare for Trump and I found rewarding, he showed empathy. It came in an exchange with a Ukrainian journalist who said that her husband was a soldier, she asked whether the U.S. would supply her country with Patriot missiles.

Smerconish then aired a clip of the exchange between the president and a Ukrainian journalist who said her husband was a soldier: 

TRUMP: Are you living yourself now in Ukraine?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: My husband is there. And —

TRUMP: Wow. And I can see you very, you know, it’s amazing.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: And me with the kids, I’m in Warsaw actually, because he wanted me to…

TRUMP: Is your husband a soldier now?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: He is.

TRUMP: He’s there now? …They do want to have the anti-missiles. OK? As they call them the Patriots. And we’re going to see if we can make some available….

I wish you a lot of luck. I mean, I can see it’s very upsetting to you. So, say hello to your husband. OK?

(END VIDEO CLIP)

Smerconish then noted how Trump was “more reflective and respectful than usual of our allies.”

Perhaps, Mr. Smerconish, Trump’s treatment of our allies was reflective of their treatment of him. This president has shown, time and time again, that he treats people how they treat them, and not only will he go to the mat against those who attack him; he also has a propensity to forgive, which the Trump haters fail to see. Make that: “fail to give a damn about.”