We are in the midst of a series of transformations—political, financial, economic, international, and cultural. At the center of our public affairs for the past decade—for better or worse or a bit of both depending on your point of view—is President Donald Trump.

New York Times reporter Peter Baker said in 2025, “Trump is the most powerful president of our lifetime.”

At the six-month point of Trump’s second term—like Grover Cleveland’s, discontinuous from his first—how do we evaluate Trump and his administration?

In this episode of the Serve to Lead Podcast, presidential historian Luke Nichter offers his highly informed, judicious perspective.

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