There are hardcore Donald Trump fans, and there are hardcore Donald Trump haters. There are people who are neither, and probably more than what is portrayed. For many people, including me, there are things to like about Trump and things to not like about Trump.
I feel like this is a continuation of the first Trump term. Every time he does something good and I praise him, he goes ahead and does something or says something bad. And whenever I am really down on him and ready to lump him in with all of the other criminal politicians, he does something good.
Trump’s Empire
I have been really down on Trump for the last few weeks. Out of nowhere, he starts talking about buying or annexing Greenland, Canada, and the Panama Canal. I don’t think he’s serious about Canada, but I don’t think it is a joking matter.
Trump likes to troll people, and it can oftentimes be funny, especially when the person on the receiving end deserves it. Trump was trolling Trudeau, which is fine. The problem is, you don’t need to insult the entire population of Canada while doing it.
It would be foolish for anyone who wants smaller government to want to acquire Canada. Do you want to adopt their socialist healthcare system too? How many electoral votes do you want to hand over to a population that heavily leans left?
Regardless of strategy, all of this talk about taking over other countries is just plain wrong. It is bullying, even if you are joking about it.
I defend Trump against so many false allegations coming from the left. Yet, it is hard to defend Trump now when leftists are saying, “See, I told you he wants to be a dictator and take over the world.”
I have been on the verge of asking for a refund. Even though I strongly disagree with Trump on tariffs and don’t fully agree with him on immigration and foreign policy, I generally thought he was much better than the alternative. If he enacts higher tariffs, it will be bad, but I can’t complain that I didn’t know he would do it.
On the issues of Greenland, Canada, and the Panama Canal, he didn’t talk about this stuff in his 2024 campaign. Before Trump even becomes president again, I have been on the verge of completely disavowing him and saying that I regret my vote.
Just When I Think You Couldn’t Possibly Be Any Dumber
You go and do something like this…..and totally redeem yourself.
Except, unlike Dumb and Dumber, Trump actually did redeem himself.
Before Trump has even taken office, it looks like he might have brokered a ceasefire deal in Israel and Gaza.
Maybe it isn’t accurate to say he brokered a deal. Trump’s envoy was probably given instructions to tell Netanyahu to accept the ceasefire deal or else he would regret it.
You see, Biden has been saying for a year about how the Israeli state needs to cool things down and be more responsible. Without the political correctness, this means that they should stop killing so many people in Gaza. But it’s a joke because the Biden administration has been sending weapons and money to Israel to do this. If you want him to stop the killing, then stop sending him the weapons and money to do it.
On the other hand, Trump will talk about Israel being our greatest ally and how Hamas better release the hostages or else there will be hell to pay as soon as he becomes president. Yet, I have a feeling that behind closed doors, Trump’s people were telling Netanyahu to agree to the ceasefire. Biden could have done this all along.
The reason I have this feeling is because Netanyahu could have agreed to stop the fighting and get a return of the hostages a long time ago. But he didn’t because he knew the money and weapons would keep flowing from the U.S. government. The only explanation for his sudden change in heart is because Trump’s people told him what to do.
I have no idea if the ceasefire will stick or what will happen. But the mass killing of innocent people in Gaza needs to stop. If Trump pulls this off, it will be a great victory for innocent life.
I don’t want to start praising Trump too much though or else he will do something really stupid next.