posted June 01, 2023 12:10 PM            

He does not know how to build coalitions, he does now know how to maintain allies. Oh yes, he can win battles allright, but he doesn't know how to win wars. Wars are won not by gorillas beating their chests in the jungle, but by strategists that weight every word and move they make. That is why 2020 and 2021 Jan 6 were such fiasco.

posted June 01, 2023 06:10 PM            

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I think you are wrong--President Trump's true base will never be splintered. Kayleigh wasn't offended or upset, so why should you be? President Trump didn't attack her. He just admonished her for a mistake. She should have gotten her facts straight. The old guard Republicans are gone forever. The only way a Republican will win is if he/she is MAGA, so MAGA as a political philosophy is not going anywhere.

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He "admonished" her by publicly calling her milktoast and saying the globalists and the RINOS can have her? Who tf does he think he is? She is not his petulant child, she is a grown up!

You know what, good luck with that attitude. It's like shooting in an airplane, pooping in your own room. Trump and his supporters are their own worst enemies. This country is doomed.

posted June 02, 2023 11:45 AM            

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Well, if you think Trump supporters are bad, you can always vote for another party while we clean up this country from all the problems that Dem rule has created. I hear that the Libertarians are always looking for new members. President Trump is going to fix everything in about 6 months, whether you support him or not. DeSantis is clueless about how to fix things. He thinks it will take 8 years. Unless something drastic and unforeseen happens, President Trump is going to be the nominee.

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You know very well this is a two party system and we are stuck with one or the other.

I am afraid this is going to be yet another case where your predictions will fall flat, if the MAGA base does not rein in Trump's ego. That outburst on KM was uncalled for. Petty name calling, inability to build coalitions and nurture allies, these traits will not increase the MAGA base nor will it draw independents or libertarians to the cause. Do you really think Trump is going to make 2024 happen with solely the die hard uncritical MAGA voters like you????

I would love to be wrong, but I don't think I am. It is going to take divine intervention for the republicans to win 2024 if Trump is the nominee and continues to needlessly make enemies across the political board.

posted June 03, 2023 02:03 PM            

Live town hall audience sends Hannity a very strong message when he tells Trump to “tone it down”…
June 3, 2023

It might sound strange, but President Trump sometimes manages to scare his own supporters. It’s true. He says things that most politicians wouldn’t dare say, and because we’ve become so accustomed to the artificial politeness of the Washington, D.C. charade, when someone speaks honestly and goes against the “fake flow” it can unsettle many conservatives. That’s why you’ll hear some on our side complain about Trump’s “mean tweets” or express a desire for him to tone it down. They get nervous when the status quo is disrupted, especially when the entire media and political establishment join forces to attack him. It can be overwhelming for some people, leaving them feeling uneasy.

Recently, Trump called out the very popular former Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany for her insistent Trump-bashing and spreading falsehoods regarding polls on Fox News. Here’s what he said in a Truth post:

Many conservative Trump supporters were really uneasy about this tweet, arguing that Trump was abandoning someone who had defended him fiercely and taken bullets for him. However, these people overlooked the fact that Kayleigh, a former CNN pundit and vocal “NeverTrump” critic of Trump, surprised many when she switched sides and joined his administration. To her credit, she did a great job in her role during her time there. However, once the job ended she resumed her attacks on him, which is her choice. President Trump, on the other hand, has the right to defend himself against those attacks, and he did so in his characteristic Trump fashion.

That’s probably why Sean Hannity brought up the idea of Trump “toning it down.” But the crowd wasn’t having any of it, and they made sure Hannity knew exactly how they felt. President Trump responded honestly, saying, “If I wasn’t tough, I wouldn’t be standing here today. I can guarantee you that. If I didn’t fight back, I wouldn’t be where I am right now.”

He’s right.

posted June 03, 2023 05:54 PM            

I am not aware that Kayleigh McEnany has been attacking Trump after her WH job ended. Can the writer of the article back this up?

I mean, it could be an oversight on my part, but I really need to see links to segments where she supposedly attacks Trump on TV or in interviews or in articles.

posted June 03, 2023 06:03 PM            

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It will take more than his base alone, but the cheating isn’t going to help Biden this time, and Biden is losing every sector, especially Independents. Yes, President Trump can be abrasive, but we knew that going in. He gets results. And we are going to need results to turn this country around before we sink and drown. There would be no Roe overturn if not for President Trump. Don’t turn your back on him now. He is all we have. It was Divine intervention in 2016. Wasn’t it? Thousands of babies' lives have been spared. I call that a win. Calling Kayleigh milktoast versus rescuing those babies and saving this country. It really is no comparison. It's not our place to judge President Trump for his flaws. Leave that to God. If you recall the story of Saul, then you will understand that God uses our flaws in His plans.

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Let’s be honest here. No one, and I mean no one, but a crass and crude President Trump could have gotten the results he did with North Korea (got them from testing nukes and making threats), Mexico (got them to deploy 28,000 soldiers to the border for free), China (made them back down on the trade deficit with tariffs), and NATO (forced them to pay hundreds of billions). Who else would have told Europe if they were attacked by Russia, we wouldn’t defend them if they were not paid up? No one else can get the results we need. Period.

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I really don't know what to say, Randall. I have had a heated discussion/argument on this matter with my husband who is holding your position and we are at an impasse...

posted June 05, 2023 01:23 PM            

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Is that because you are judging him? Release all judgment, and view his policies from that perspective.

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We judge people's characters all the time, why should Trump be above judgement?

posted June 05, 2023 04:21 PM            

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We judge people's characters all the time, why should Trump be above judgement?

And if we are only going to look at policies, then DeSantis who has had great policies is a viable contender for the WH and should be given a chance to run without being demonized by the fanatical MAGA base.

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posted June 05, 2023 07:32 PM            

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I meant judging President Trump from a Christian standpoint. Of course, he is not above judgment. DeSantis had good policies at the state level, but he is not ready for what he would have to face as President, and he may never be. President Trump already has the experience. He has already dealt with world leaders. He fixed many problems with the country, and he can fix them again. So, the MAGA base is fanatical? DeSantis is a contender, so that opens him up for demonization.

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I am confused as to why you're saying it's ok to demonize DeSantis because he is a contender. Does that mean it's ok to demonize Trump too? They are both contenders.

Also when are we going to take stock of the many failures of the Trump admin?? The very fact that it had the elections stolen under its very feet and the January 6 debacle tells us that there were severe intelligence failures on the part of the Trump team who didnt see that sh..t coming or did not adequately prepare for it.

posted June 05, 2023 07:49 PM            

Reagan's experience? Governor of California when he ran for president and he is widely regarded as one of the most successful and loved Republican president. Um...