What makes this kind of a speech from Trump so different from those by other Presidents—certainly in my lifetime—is that he has essentially chosen to govern almost purely through broad executive powers that he claims he has, bypassing Congress and even trying to bypass the courts. It’s hard to imagine what Trump will say to dig himself out of this political hole, because he doesn’t really seem interested in convincing any of us. Trump is not likely, for example, to propose that Congress pass legislation to enshrine his tariffs, as the Supreme Court suggested. He doesn’t have the votes to do that.