This stuff isn’t an illusion. It’s happening. It’s real. But you do “shock and awe” when you don’t actually have the power to make it stick. Otherwise there’s no need for the drama.

Trump’s priorities have been clear since the 1980s and 1990s, when the real estate developer spoke ... s first term and marvels at the “shock-and-awe” start to his second term.

The term "shock and awe" is used to describe a military strategy where rapid dominance is achieved over an adversary by the initial imposition of overwhelming force and firepower. Said adversary ...

Billionaire Andy Beal, the nation’s wealthiest banker, said on Monday that President Donald Trump should stay the course with “shock and awe” tariff policies that have roiled financial markets.

They have no fuel costs or car payments, for example ... it’s shock and awe,” Wasiak said. Those who are coming into the ...