Trump Takes on the Justice Department

The president of the United States will stand in the chamber of the House of Representatives this evening and read a speech that one of his aides, Stephen Miller, has prepared for him. If Donald Trump follows an annual tradition, he'll assure the legislators, justices, military leaders and cabinet members gathered to hear him that "the state of our union is strong."

Trump is a businessman, of course, so he’s likely first to take note of the U.S. stock market’s record highs, the economy’s sturdy growth numbers and its tightening labor market, new tax cuts for corporations and individuals, a feistier approach to global trade, and various deregulatory pushes as evidence of the animal spirits he’s unleashed. Trump will say that all of this amounts to strength, and in some important ways he will be right. A strong economy makes for a strong union.