Reply to Jesse on my Dinesh column
And why (I think) you mistakenly like Trump
Jesse, you think you love Trump because you hate the media. Good reason! I salute you. But recall that the media attacked Trump for what he said, never what he did — like build the wall, bring manufacturing back to the U.S., deport illegals, end the pointless nation building in Afghanistan, avoid bombing foreign countries because Ivanka cried, tax remittances to foreign countries, end the carried-interest loophole, and not shut down the entire country because a Fox News host drove to Mar-a-Lago and said, MR. PRESIDENT! COVID IS DANGEROUS! YOU’VE GOT TO SHUT DOWN THE COUNTRY! (Luckily he didn’t have Ron DeSantis’s address.)
The media didn’t attack Trump for those things because he didn’t do them. His big accomplishments were: Cutting taxes and moving the embassy. “He” appointed loads of great judges only because Jared didn’t see what judges had to do with Israel — so judicial selection got turned over to the Federalist Society.
Trump governed exactly as Jeb! would have, with an extra helping of Whatever Israel Wants and Some Things They Didn’t Even Ask For. Maybe you would have said Jeb! was the most conservative president since Lincoln. I don’t know you, Jesse, but I doubt that.
You think Trump was good in direct proportion to how much the media hate him — generally a good rule of thumb! — but, in this case, you have to understand that journalists have a mass psychological freakout when it comes to Trump.
You can hate the media and also see that Trump betrayed his voters.
It was such a cool time when the common denominator between Trump and Coulter was to make sure HRC was to never win the presidency. So much of that is irrelevant now, but back then, and even now, the Clinton's continue to prove they were straight from the pits of hell and stopping them was a huge deal!
A lot us out here that voted for Trump saw him much like a P.T.Barnum character, and unfortunately he never really changed - always trying to over sell -- but I don't know how anyone could miss the global coup taking place to remove sitting president who was a wild card and someone they couldn't completely control.
I really like that Coulter now has this forum and is willing to come out to play with us and answer questions from fans on Twitter - but this thing with Trump is like watching a couple of your friends going through a nasty divorce - it's just awkward and divisive, at a time when when demons are trolling the planet and while there are so many dark issue's that are completely out of control. The average Trump fan and others are sitting out there watching their country being taken over, not to mention contemplating in horror what kind of future their children may be looking at, and wondering why we can't stop the squabbling at such a time as this.
That's all I got to say about that.
Ann, I think that you are mistaken as to why people like Trump.
First he did something that NO other president has ever done. He pointed out (in December of 2020) that "foreign aid" was being used as a money laundering scheme by members of congress. How you might ask? The most glaring example was Pakistan. Congress wanted 10 million dollars to advance "gender studies" in Pakistan. Where it's NOT "illegal" to be gay, but it's looked down upon by THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE POPULATION THERE, Islam doesn't recognize gay rights. To what extent could you have foreign aid directed toward LGBTQ rights in Pakistan -- without EVERYONE in power knowing about it? What that really means is that some US congress members will have a shell corporation set up to funnel the money back to the family(s) of those congress members. Their "relatives," or close friends will be the people running the LGBTQ rights organization in Pakistan – that nobody would/could visit. It's a total scam.
You’re right Trump didn't get the southern border wall put up. Congress wouldn't budge, crying over (7) billion dollars in funding. But now, (40) billion is no problem for Ukraine? Is Ukraine’s border more important than the borders of the US? Judging by the money it is.
Don't misunderstand, I'm not the biggest Trump fan. I still don't know why he mentions the vaccines at all. They DO NOT have a good track record. Not in the real world anyway. We have SADS (Sudden Adult Death Syndrome). Really? Forensic scientist can exhume bodies, buried for weeks, and determine within reason the cause of death, but they can't figure it out in these cases, when the people died moments earlier? I'm not buying it. Oh, and let’s not forget the FDA trying to slow walk the Pfizer clinical trial data -- over a 75 year period.
Trump’s greatest achievement is PROVING that the majority of congress cares nothing about the American people. This was made evident by Trump being able to push through measures that have been talked about for 30 years, but never acted upon. Prison reform, EPA deregulation/simplification, THE KEYSTONE PIPELINE (more recent), and many other things that are often overlooked.
One thing that I’ve learned, politicians don’t make money by getting things done, they make money by promising things -- and never getting them done. That way they can keep the money coming in. Politicians are paid based on what they claim they are going to do, but never really do.
While you could say the same thing about Trump, he didn’t start out that way. Trump made his money out of office. Politicians often go to Washington to GET RICH. Not to serve the people. That has never been more evident than it is now.
So, while Trump might be a douche, he doesn’t export it. Trump didn’t do things that were detrimental to the American People, or the economy. THAT’S what people are looking at.
Good ole James Carville said it best, “It’s the economy stupid!” Well, it IS in large part, and the economy under the current Biden admin is a joke. And it’s NOT by accident. Look at the supply chain “crisis.” The only reason that things have gotten so bad AFTER COVID, is because of California EPA regs. You can’t operate trucks that are more than a few years old in California. Shipping companies are having to move product from container ship, onto smaller (California EPA friendly) vehicles, moving it to the California border -- then put it on a normal semi, to ship it around the country.
Trump fans have realized that while Trump isn’t the nicest guy around, he doesn’t hate the US or the American People! The same can’t be said about ANYONE in the current administration. The current administration is singularly focused on tearing the system down so we can "Build Back Better." Whatever the hell that means. Depending on who you ask, it's NOT going to be better, at least not for about 99% of the population.