Baloney. He throws around the weight and power of the office because he can --- doesn't mean he's smart, or even brave. The man is a bully, plain and simple.
Who defeated him then?
Yes, he is a bully, and until a person stands up to the bully, the bully will remain a bully.
So who was it that stood up to him?
Who was it that stopped his agenda in its tracks?
Oh yeah, I forgot.
No one.