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Let Trump be Trump

Posted on Friday, August 2, 2024
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Aside from the rare and evolving civil war within the Democrat Party, leftists are usually able to successfully advance their radical agenda because they are ruthlessly united. Conversely, conservatives are far less efficient in advancing their agenda even during times when Republicans hold majorities in the House, Senate, and the Presidency. This is because the right is divided between those who understand the stakes and those who believe that seeking the politically correct moral high ground will somehow result in victories, despite the ruthless nature of American politics. The lawfare being waged throughout the court system against Republican nominee and former President Donald Trump and the recent assassination attempt on his life should have served as a wake-up call for those on the right, but unfortunately, that does not appear to be the case.

Long before the “shot heard ‘round the world,” it was clear that President Trump was the target of a coordinated weaponization of governmental power. Despite this, and even after one of the four indictments resulted in an obvious sham of a conviction in New York, a persistent question was frequently hurled at Trump from alleged right-wing and politically neutral media minds, most notably Sean Hannity and Dr. Phil. In one form or another, they asked: “If reelected, will you seek retribution against your political opponents?” In Hannity’s case, he wasn’t even asking but rather “giving you (Trump) an opportunity to confirm you will not seek retribution.”

There is a conspicuous problem with this angle and phrasing: it fails to differentiate between personal vindictive retribution (something no American wishes to see) and addressing the many active attacks on American freedom coming from within our own government. Conservatives such as Peter Navarro, Steve Bannon, and President Trump have all served, continue to serve, or await jail sentencing for actions equal to or lesser than those of Joe and Hunter Biden, who remain free. Trump, or any other president in his position, would have a constitutional obligation to address this overt weaponization of government.

But evidently, leftists have dictated the terms of this topic by ensuring it is only viewed through their lens. This will make it more difficult for Trump to address these issues if he returns to the White House, which is something many Democrats in Congress have already resigned themselves to. To prepare for this increasingly likely scenario, mainstream media is programming the public to think a certain way about it. Leftists are way ahead of the curve on this, and right-wing media is enabling it by playing defense as opposed to offense. Because of this, it should come as no surprise that right-wing media is once again playing into the new parameters set by the left in the aftermath of the attempt on President Trump’s life.

While horrific, the attempt on President Trump’s life provided an opportunity for the right to neutralize or take control of this narrative. The bullet coming within millimeters of striking President Trump’s brain served as stark and literal evidence that it is not the right that are violent and dangerous extremists. Yet immediately after the attempt, there were calls for Trump, the obvious target of this violence, to change his tone, which subtly validates the insane leftists claims that Trump is responsible for the attempt on his own life because of his alleged violent rhetoric.

Notice the trend? Trump gets arrested or indicted through weaponization, and he must vow to never do the same. Trump gets shot, and it is he who must set the tone to ensure the party inciting violence against him never goes through the same. Every time a new scheme to hurt Trump fails and is exposed, narratives are deployed in an attempt to prevent him, and the 100+ million people prepared to vote for him, from speaking freely and unfiltered about it.

While Trump did acknowledge that the attempt on his life could serve as an opportunity to unite, he also mentioned that unity is a two-way street and that it may be hard to find common ground between groups who can’t even agree on whether men should be allowed to play in women’s sports (they shouldn’t, obviously).

Trump’s RNC speech was the first public address he made following the shooting and confirmed reports that he tore up his “rip-roaring attack on Biden” speech in favor of a more unifying one. Yet leftists appear to have already quickly moved on from any reflection and sympathy after the attempt on Trump’s life and have doubled down on their inflammatory rhetoric towards him as if the shooting never happened. This proves that any gesture of goodwill towards radical left extremists will never be reciprocated. Because of this, anybody with common sense would agree that not fighting back would obviously be the wrong political move. But apparently, common sense is not so common in the right wing these days.

Fox News host Laura Ingraham can frequently be heard calling on Trump to “focus on the issues” and to “stay away from personal attacks.” Ironically, she said this around the same time a clip of Kamala Harris’s announcement speech played, which showed her unleashing direct personal attacks against Trump by referring to him as “a predator who abused women, a fraudster who ripped off his consumers, and a cheater who broke the rules for his own game.” Despite this, Ingraham pathetically suggests the way to win is to turn the other cheek, even though numerous men who have won the general election, Trump included, engaged in personal attacks until the very end.

Hopes that a changed Trump would result in common ground with the left are completely naive, as the left has proven time and again that they will never acquiesce, even prior to Kamala’s recent remarks. Trump immediately called for unity during his victory speech on November 9th, 2016, only for a campaign to delegitimize his victory and thwart his agenda to begin almost immediately, months before he was even sworn in as the 45th President of the United States. His entire presidency was obstructed and resisted by smearing, threatening, and impeaching him. Their own actions have proven to the nation that they have no interest in finding common ground and are only interested in everybody submitting to their heinous agenda. Therefore, Trump fighting fire with fire is the obviously correct practice, no matter how loud the cries from the moral high ground crowd become.

Trump attained the highest office in the world by behaving exactly as he is now. For nearly a decade, the perpetually anxious ‘right-wing’ media has called for Trump to change, fearing he will turn away more voters than he will bring in. In reality, the opposite is true. Trump broke the general election vote record for a Republican nominee in 2016, set the record for votes for a sitting president in 2020, and is on pace to break the overall vote record for any candidate outright this November. He has accomplished all of this by being himself.

Trump’s continuous gains in support prove that his method of politicking is a net-positive when gauging overall support amongst the electorate. Anyone still vehemently opposed to Trump at this point, despite his incredible results as president and being the clear target of the dark forces currently running America, will never change their stance. With most minds already made up (in Trump’s favor, by the way), asking him to appease this group by changing the tone that has endeared him to a record number of people would only turn his present supporters away and bring in nobody.

So, while pervasive, this mindset among conservatives that he will turn away more voters than he will bring in comes from a place of fear and anxiety rather than fact, reason, or logic. Realistically, voters are far more angered by the Left’s actions than they are by Trump’s words, tweets, truths, or other ‘politically incorrect’ rhetoric, which there is a legitimate hunger for right now.

It is imperative to be brutally honest about the state of America roughly 100 days out from the most important election in its storied history. It is under attack. A former president and Republican nominee (who is leading significantly) was just shot in the head, while the Democrat Party just carried out a coup against their sitting president and nominee, disenfranchising 14 million voters in the process. There are evidently evil forces at play that have a major influence on the affairs of the United States that must be confronted head-on.

Fortunately, the people seem to be aware of this. Those still fearful that rhetoric and feelings will be put above actions and results in the minds of voters are not to be relied on for reputable insight. We need strong, unfiltered, and unapologetic rhetoric coming from the only leader willing to even come close to taking on this corrupt system. The last thing we need is for him to be taking advice steeped in political correctness from those who have never won anything. Thankfully, Trump has made it abundantly clear he has no plans of entertaining such nonsensical suggestions.

Those in the fearful conservative virtue-signaling, moral high ground camp must stand down. America needs a win—one so resounding it sets us on the path to greatness for many years to come. It’s now or never. To echo Hulk Hogan: Let Trump be Trump, so that he can Make America Great Again.

Matt Kane graduated from Stony Brook University with a bachelor’s degree in political science. His work has been posted by President Trump and published by Human Events, Real Clear Politics, American Thinker, and AMAC. 

This article was originally published through Human Events here.

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heil biden
heil biden
2 months ago

LET TRUMP FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE AND STILL POUND THE ISSUES.LIKE THAT LYING SOB KAMELTOE SAYING THE BORDER IS SECURE

Cate
Cate
2 months ago

Amen on this. Trump being Trump is what the GOP needs to be strong against a nasty left that plays dirty pool!

Dan W.
Dan W.
2 months ago

Yikes, President Trump hasn’t changed yet this commentator is suggesting that we can’t win by focusing on the issues.

News Flash !! It’s “the issues” that will sway any voters who are still undecided. Let’s focus on those people for the next three months and see what happens.

Robert Zuccaro
Robert Zuccaro
2 months ago

I agree with Ingraham: Nothing wrong with Trump attacking but do it with the issues. What race or pronoun Kamala calls herself is academic; stick to what affects average Americans! Trump needs to entice the “independent voter” not just amuse ppl already voting for him. I want Trump to win because a Harris Presidency is bad for ME… He needs to make those independent voters feel that way too!

Chris Tindall
Chris Tindall
2 months ago

The only moral high ground there is, is to speak TRUTH! Trump speaks truth. To my fellow Christians – wake up ! We do not live in a Christian world, let alone a Christian Country. Christ alone Changes people ! We do not live in a Theocracy we live in a frail, human republic. Trump looks like he is from the mold of our forefathers, not perfect but striving.

teresa
teresa
2 months ago

the left are ruthlessly sleezy and coniving they are all dumb. Trump is not afraid of them, he tells the truth and tells it like it is. they can’t handle that. it’s like God is working thru Trump and the left are satan

Morbious
Morbious
2 months ago

The never trumpers and pseudo never trumpers (those who think he should turn the other cheek to the vile left) live in a fantasy world. They imagine a candidate who is nice and polite to the treasonous left but who ‘sticks to the issues’ and never gets personal. Folks weve been there. Both McCain and Romney were of that species of politician. The latter was accused of terrible things but stayed above the fray, allowing our most communist potus another four years. Theres no one on deck who will fight for us like trump. He will only dilute his appeal by mimicking rino politicians.

Kim
Kim
2 months ago

The only way to silence bullies is to confront them. Of course, we shouldn’t let vengeful government officials target, without cause, a president and his party. President Trump has been unfairly treated by our federal DOJ and other departments, democrats, and the media, and no American should stand for that. Trump rightfully has been defiantly outspoken to show us what is happening in Washington, D.C. and how it degrades a civil society.

America needs a strong leader. This weak man, Joe Biden, let himself be manipulated by the radical fringe of his party, a former socialist president (Obama), and nefarious groups of wealthy unnamed donors for the past 4 years. And look where that’s gotten us! We’ve become ridiculous! How quickly we’ve sunk into the abyss!

I remember the Trump years when jobs were plentiful, income was higher, inflation was low, and businesses thrived. The border was more closely watched to prevent terrorists and criminals from entering out country. We had no new wars because our adversaries knew Trump would strike back if they even hinted at taking an aggressive stance against us or our allies. We need that again.

We long for the safety of a secure border, a vibrant and healthy marketplace, consumer confidence that we’re heading in the right direction, and respect for rule of law. Now matter how he says it, we need Trump to voice those sentiments, and we know he’s capable of achieving them…because he’s already done it once.

Stephen Russell
Stephen Russell
2 months ago

Guard your mouth Please
Keep Leftists off balance Yes
Speak with wisdom & authority

Melinda
Melinda
2 months ago

Trump can be Trump AND focus on issues. He is capable of walking while chewing gum. Catering to naysayers is like pacifying Iran. It doesn’t work.

MariaRose
MariaRose
2 months ago

Stop pearl-clutching and start reacting logically, there’s a reason JD Vance was chosen as a foil to VP with Trump. Why do we have to answer woke-thinking responses with woke-wording salad answers? Plain speech in plain language is not wrong. Take, for example, the now”push” by the Democrats of Kamala’s racial background of a specific type when it’s a well-known fact that she is a woman of color which covers all the bases–so why emphasize the partial ethnicity over another? And then make it a means to claim harassment and discrimination, as a gotcha moment to pin it on Trump, who naturally asks the question everyone else is going to tiptoe around. All it takes is a quick Google search to find Kamala’s biological family to get the entire background. I, for one, am tired of having the media nitpick facts to present a one-sided story. So let Trump be himself and stop the pearl-clutching.

Jackie
Jackie
2 months ago

Trump is Trump!!! Thank God that he is. We need to kill political correctness of Free speech which the left calls for but doesn’t follow themselves.For gods sake how many times has the left called Trump Hitler and an enemy to democracy which is total BS because we are a Republic anyway.The democrats are like lynching mobs of the old west with one exception.They never have any regrets for killing an innocent person or ideal.

harry
harry
2 months ago

President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu need to stay strong with these bully demons. It is no longer time to just get along. “Shake off your dust; rise up, sit enthroned, Jerusalem. Free yourself from the chains on your neck, Daughter Zion, now a captive.” “A time for war and a time for peace.”

bee
bee
2 months ago

Amen! Thank you Mr. Kane!

Howard
Howard
2 months ago

To all those that think “we” should take the higher ground—A REALLY BIG SKRU U-We NEED to stop cowtowing to the luke warm, squishy RINO group and their nonsense!!! We have a REAL man that has the hearts of actual Republicans that want OUR COUNTRY BACK!!! I have lived through the greater part of my life-I know it-so what happens to me doesn’t concern me-MY concern is for my great grandchildren-THAT SHOULD BE ALL OF OUR CONCERN!!! Wake up!!!

stella
stella
2 months ago

HEAR YE NITPICKERS ! Who cares what someone says its WHAT SOMEONE DOES or doesn’t do … Trump & JD Vance are real people who are fighting for US … Pray they win .. Because , we all loose with out them . FREEDOM & our way of life is at stake …

No-mo-libs
No-mo-libs
2 months ago

Very timely given the McConnell quote of yesterday – That an ‘America First’ policy is a silly thing. Mitch should be charged with treason and be expelled fron the US Senate/US Government. And I do not care what the goody two-shoes think.

Patroit52
Patroit52
2 months ago

Trump speaking the truth in his direct fashion might be abrasive to some but it needs said directly so as to not be misunderstood. While the truth can be harsh to the liberals it is well appreciated by real conservatives and moral individuals. Trump must be Trump to convey our message of change to the nation.

KEN KING
KEN KING
2 months ago

NOT ONE PERSON IN AMERICAN COULD STAND UP TO THE LEFTISTS DEMOCRAT’S AGENDA LIKE DONALD TRUMP . HE HAS NOT BOWED TO THEIR WILL, HE HAS AMERICAN AND IT’S PEOPLE IN HIS HEART, HE WILL FIX AMERICA FOR ALL OF THE PEOPLE . HE DID GIVE UP HIS LIFE OF BLISSFUL RETIREMENT TO FIGHT FOR AMERICA’S PEOPLE. NO ONE ELSE COULD EVER FIGHT THEM LIKE HE HAS OR COULD AFORD TO DEFEND THEM SELVES AGAINST THE UNLAWFUL ATTACKS ON EVERYONE IN HIS FAMILIES AND FRIENDS. NOT ONE OF US IS A PERFECT PERSON IN EVERYTHING WE DO OR SAY , BUT OUR INTENT TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT IS WHAT MATTERS .
TRUMP WILL FIX AMERICA.

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