Trump’s ‘Flood the Zone’ strategy leaves opponents gasping in outrage


Miller, the deputy White House chief of staff for policy, is one of the the architects of Trump’s rapid-pace strategy. — ©2025 The New York Times Company

THE strategy has existed since at least 2018, when former Trump administration strategist Steve Bannon boasted of the ability to overwhelm Democrats and any media opposition through a determined effort to “flood the zone” with initiatives.

This time, the flood is bigger, wider and more brutally efficient. As President Donald Trump begins his second term, he has enacted his agenda at breakneck speed as part of an intentional plan to knock his opponents off balance and dilute their response.

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