My guess is that Trump & crew just didn't want to have the argument with the technocrats and the entirety of the mainstream media right now. Bigger fish to fry.
Maybe they also know that whoever brings this up as a "threat to democracy" and demands that the Trump Administration enforce the law as written is going to get all the blowback for going out of their way to create more trouble for the average American.
Interestingly, a few weeks after announcing it was coming, Noem ended up just pushing the fence over:
Kristi Noem Blows Hole in Federally Mandated 'REAL ID,' Likely Leaving Pro-National ID Crowd Disappointed (Western Journal 5/7/2025)
My guess is that Trump & crew just didn't want to have the argument with the technocrats and the entirety of the mainstream media right now. Bigger fish to fry.
Maybe they also know that whoever brings this up as a "threat to democracy" and demands that the Trump Administration enforce the law as written is going to get all the blowback for going out of their way to create more trouble for the average American.
Not a bad play, IMHO.