Knives Out!
Now that President Trump has announced that he
will run for president again in 2024, he is once again being attacked from all
sides. Even the editors of the
conservative National Review comment with a hearty “No!” to his candidacy. A quick survey of media coverage about Trump’s
announcement shows it to be generally negative, even among traditionally conservative
media. The coverage of Fox, Breitbart
and the Boston Herald was neutral.
Media coverage of Trump’s announcement generally
acknowledges the accomplishments of his administration, (low inflation, a
strong economy, energy independence, low crime rates, a valid southern border).
What the media reviles him for is his narcissistic
and mercurial personality, his role in the January 6th demonstration
and his past refusal to accept the results of the 2020 election.
The same old points are being made about Trump as
in 2015 onwards. One is that his
unstable personality will lead us into a war.
Apparently forgotten is how close to a world war we are right now
because of Biden’s mewling weakness and inappropriate comments. Many feel that Putin would never have invaded
Ukraine if Trump were president. Instead,
we are close to nuclear disaster because of Biden’s and his minions’ stupidity
in foreign policy.
As evidenced many times in the past, Trump thrives
on adversity and conflict, and is a rough and tumble political fighter, (sometimes
to extremes). His is a populist movement
that really does not fit conventional political patterns or analysis. That’s why all of the knives out and current negative
commentary against Trump sort of falls on deaf ears. Populist movements have a life of their own
as evidenced by Trump in 2016 and by other famous populist leaders.
The question in this country is = are there enough
voters who still have traditional American values, or has enough of the country
been indoctrinated by our schools and left-wing media in “woke” extremism to
counter any “America First” Trumpism?
Trump’s early announcement that he will run for
president in 2024 gives him enough time to consolidate his forces with massive rallies
and hoopla. As a presidential candidate,
it also protects him somewhat from DOJ and New York State charges against him.
Trump is Trump, and knowing that, it is also
pretty obvious that he will either go all the way to win the presidency in
2024, or bring the republican party down in flames with him. It’s doubtful that he will back another
candidate like DeSantis or Abbott or Haley for the good of the party, and not
for the good of Trump.
Ray Gruszecki
November 15, 2022
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