Especially if that day happened to be January 20, 2025.
I know plenty of people who do not like Donald Trump. They usually throw out words like “narcissist” or “fascist”. When I ask about specific policies like closing the border or collecting tariffs in the tens of billions monthly, they are rarely opposed. They object to a mental image of Donald Trump either created during the president’s more swinging years or from the media that call Donald Trump every name that more correctly applies to the politicians on their team.
In all likelihood, if you read Townhall articles, you are neutral to very positive on the current president. Anyone who loathes Donald Trump and reads the offerings on this site probably also brushes his teeth with sandpaper. Donald Trump has done an enormous amount both at home and abroad in the relatively short period of time that he has been back at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. The experiences of his first term (can you say “Rex Tillerson”) and his years persecuted out of office prepared the president and his people to act quickly and aggressively. Millions of illegal aliens have left the US, Nicolas Maduro is sitting in a NY jail cell and the US is finally taking apart the Iranian regime after nearly fifty years of global terror. Let’s take a look at the upgrade that took place on that cold January day of last year.
- President
Where does one start? Joe Biden was never there. When he was running in 2020, I kept saying that his wife should be in jail for elder abuse. It was both pathetic and sad to see Joe Biden unable to walk or communicate with complete sentences and intelligible words. The 46th president was a figurehead for the Obama retreads. They injected huge amounts of money into the economy and high inflation made life too expensive for many. Their lack of being feared apparently played a role in both Putin and Sinwar making their moves against Ukraine and Israel, respectively. Biden was ineffective as he was mentally compromised. He would be hard-pressed to name a meaningful accomplishment in his four years in office. The auto-pen was used to give everyone a Stay Out of Jail card on their way out.
Donald Trump is the antithesis of Joe Biden. He is a human dynamo who seems to be working all the time and is in no need of sleep. If Marco Rubio says that he has to hide on Air Force One so that the president doesn’t know he is taking a nap, then that tells you a lot. He answers reporters’ calls and has had many more press conferences than Joe Biden ever could. His cabinet meetings are often open to the press, and he most importantly understands the common man—a rare feat for other billionaires. His policies are geared to make life for average American families affordable, safe, and enjoyable. Crime rates are the lowest ever recorded, and his recent move to get ICE into the TSA-reduced airports has led to faster movement of fliers as well as positive reviews from anyone without blue hair. The president’s economic and foreign policies will seal his place as one of the most consequential presidents in US history.
- Vice-President
This comparison is almost unfair. While Joe Biden is suffering from the effects of old age, Kamala Harris is clueless and ineffective in her own efforts. She has no signature accomplishment from her four years as vice president that she can hold up and use for an apparent 2028 presidential run. Her word salads give a bad name to RFK Jr.’s efforts to have people eat more leafy vegetables. She could not answer simple questions, and her cackling laughter covered for her complete ignorance on most subjects. She famously used child actors to have a “natural” discussion with students about space. She once ran a meeting in which she introduced herself by her name, pronouns, and what she was wearing. There was nothing serious about Kamala Harris, and her only accomplishment in life has been to ride the DEI wave to the second most important position in the US government. Just as Prince once said of U2’s Bono that if he had had the latter’s voice, he would have been a janitor, Kamala not making her way through California politics as she did would have made her an outstanding candidate for the French fry station at an Oakland McDonald’s.
JD Vance is the antithesis of Kamala the Clueless. A former Marine and Yale Law graduate, he is included in most major Oval Office meetings. He has recently been put in charge of fighting fraud, which apparently is annually in the hundreds of billions of dollars or higher. I wish he would break from Tucker Carlson, as it’s hard for me to see a solid MAGA candidate hanging around with a shameless Jew hater, but in terms of intellect and ability, JD Vance is miles ahead of his predecessor.
- Secretary of State
The only thing that Tony Blinken might have going for him is that he plays guitar. He was ineffectual and lacking in gravitas in dealing with America’s friends and enemies. He was the driving force for the 51 Lying Intelligence Officials, as he initiated the letter to get Slow Joe past Donald Trump and the radioactive Hunter laptop. He was a non-factor in world affairs and he still bought into the UN as a force for good. I hope he plays guitar better than he does diplomacy.
Marco Rubio might be the most successful cabinet member in the Trump White House. He is on top of the issues and is a driver for policy and action, like revoking 800 student visas for the Intifada Revolution crowd. His Cuban background and fluency in Spanish are major pluses with the US reapplying the Monroe Doctrine in the Western Hemisphere. A recent poll by Donald Trump of Republican donors had Rubio as the man they want to see run in 2028.
- Secretary of War
In all fairness, Lloyd Austin was Secretary of Defense, while Pete Hegseth is the present Secretary of War. Austin was a former defense contractor executive. When he wore a mask and plastic cover during COVID-19, he looked like Darth Vader’s nephew, Billy. Under his watch, the US did not win any wars or battles. DEI and Drag Queen Story Hour on major bases became more important than actual military readiness. Ships slammed into each other and longtime bases were renamed so as not to offend the sensibilities of people long dead. The department did everything except make and win wars. Christians were hounded, Covid vaccine refusers were thrown out, and recruitment goals were not met.
Enter Pete Hegseth. Though he barely got through the Senate, he has been a dynamo in his position. Recruitment numbers are through the roof, and professionalism and lethality are back. Admiral Brad Cooper always reminds those currently fighting Iran to remain lethal—and he gets that from the top. Hegseth has moved forward by reaching back to America’s martial successes and history. No more DEI or gay/trans considerations. He works out with the troops and shows them the respect that they deserve from all American citizens. His office has shown professionalism in the Maduro raid and the current Epic Fury operation. Maduro and the mullahs thought that Biden and Austin were still around and then they got a dose of Trump and Hegseth. Kinetic action is his way of running the Pentagon.
One could write about additional members of the Trump team like Bobby Kennedy, Jr., Scott Bessent and Chris Wright. Donald Trump chooses strong lieutenants and then sets them free to run their shows. Most succeed and we benefit. And then there is Tom Homan….
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