- The Washington Times - Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Ask a MAGA how President Trump is doing, and chances are the reviews will be glowing. Ask a Democrat, and quite the opposite. Ask a libertarian, and it’s more of the same as Democrats.

“Trump during his first term, we knew he was a form of populist candidate,” said Steven Nekhaila, chairman of the Libertarian National Committee. “His second term, you see tariffs and everything else, all kinds of things that people who voted for hgim didn’t expect. … A lot of people who supported him are actually [now] confused.”



Among libertarians’ list of grievances against Trump: foreign policy. Immigration enforcement. The economy. And more.

But how pragmatic are libertarian policies in today’s political climate, facing today’s political complexities?

Tune in for answers from Steven Nekhaila. 

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