Let's consider the following hypothetical scenario.
It's a sunny morning
at Mar-a-Lago and Donald Trump is going through the morning papers as he sips a
hot cup of coffee when Melania arrives with a ‘we need to talk' look across her face.
Trump places the
papers down and gives her his undivided attention. She tells Trump that
she after some serious contemplation over the past few days. Melania says
is sick of the hate and persecution from the media, the government agencies,
and depraved FBI agents rifling through her personal wardrobe.
She beseeches Trump
not to run for President in 2024 for the sake of his young son and
grandchildren. She also reminds him they deserve peace at this stage of their
lives. She adds that she will support him if he strongly wants to run.
Later during the day,
an emissary from the Biden administration arrives at Mar-a-Lago with a deal.
The gist of the deal is, that if Trump stops telling the truth about them, they
will stop telling lies about Trump and the thousand spurious probes will
disappear.
Trump begins to
seriously ponder over the idea. He wonders if his vicious personal attacks and
phony investigations are really worth it.
Trump knows he has a
strong chance of winning in 2024. He knows he can drain the swamp. Unlike 2017,
where he was compelled to rely on ‘experts’ for advice for key appointments, he
has a clear idea of whom to appoint to implement the MAGA agenda.
But Trump also cares
deeply for his family. He realizes the unfair attacks
and ostracization they have undergone since 2016. He feels
particularly for the very young in his family who could be attacked for no
fault of theirs.
After days of deep
contemplation and consultation with the people he trusts, he finally decides to
not run and pass the baton to a deserving candidate.
We know there
are some conservatives who complain that Trump's temperament and 'baggage'
makes him unsuitable for the top job. They often dream of a mythical candidate
who can carry Trump’s agenda but will not be such a target of the media. They
even think Trump’s bombast causes him to become a target of attacks.
What happens now that
Trump has gone?
Since it is
impossible to predict the future, we have to look at the past and see how the
media has treated former GOP Presidents and Presidential candidates.
Since the days of
Nixon, the media has assumed the role of an opposition to Republican
Presidents. The only difference is they no longer pretend.
The Democrats always
attacked Reagan rather viciously. The Democrats weren't particularly kind to
George H W Bush during his tenure and the media cheered for Bill Clinton when
he ran against Bush.
But the fangs were
out for George W Bush.
They claimed that Al Gore had won
the 2000 Presidential elections. They suggested that Bush used the
influence of his brother Jeb, who was Governor of Florida, to manipulate the
Florida vote count in his favor.
When Bush was sworn in, these talks about Bush being legitimate
were only among the fringes.
In 2016, the mainstream called Trump illegitimate.
Bush received unanimous support from the media after the 9-11
attacks. The New York Times cheered Bush’s invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq.
They also supported or looked the other way when Bush when oversaw the passage
of draconian laws that violated the fundamental rights to fight the ’war on
terror’.
Funnily enough, Michael Moore was among those who were critical of
Bush for passing the Patriot act and was even critical of lawmakers who willing
jumped on the bandwagon without reading. He sings a very different tune these
days.
When Iraq began to look more unstable than an overturned beehive
and 9-11 began to fade away from public memory, the media turned on Bush. They
had always tried to portray him as a vacuous village idiot during his campaign.
They called him bigoted, sexist, a mass murderer, and a warmonger. They gleefully
carried his myriad verbal gaffes. The attacks were relentless, Bush chose not
to react and when he left office his approvals were at a dismal early 30s.
Today the same media worships Bush and faithfully carries his
every word when he is critical of Trump.
John McCain was an absolute media darling during the Trump
Presidency.
However, during his presidential campaign, McCain was branded, you
guessed right, a bigot. They frequently highlighted his age and the fact that
he was a Cancer survivor. McCain’s adopted daughter from Bangladesh was the target
of a sinister whisper campaign that he had fathered a black child out of
wedlock. McCain's running mate Sarah Palin was also attacked. McCain lost and
once again became a media darling.
The same happened with Mitt Romney. The Democrats made baseless allegations
of bullying and homophobia during his school days. They called him a sexist by
twisting an innocuous remark. The attempted to claim he was a heartless
money-minded capitalist. Romney, like McCain, lost to Obama.
For allowing his funeral ceremony to become an anti-Trump forum,
McCain is now regarded as a legend. George H W Bush was also treated like a
hero following his death. Tributes to McCain and Bush were always concluded
with a vicious attack on Trump.
There are only two kinds of Republicans the Democrats loves, those
who are defeated or dead, or preferably both.
So what happens if DeSantis or Pompeo or Cruz of Paul or their
favorite useful idiot Liz Cheney gets wins the nomination?
Will the unfair attacks stop?
Emphatically not. The Democrats have with ever passing presential
race breached all standards of decorum. Bush, McCain, and Romney were
destroyed.
The difference between Trump and his GOP predecessor is that he
punched back often much harder than he received. This was the first time Republicans
saw their candidate fight back which caused the already strong bond to become
unbreakable.
The war that the Democrats are waging is not against Trump, it is
actually against the idea that someone dares to challenge them.
Irrespective of whom the GOP nominee there will
always be The attacks will always be nasty, personal, and vicious. The GOP will
always be called bigoted, insensitive, anachronistic, and anti-science. They
will continue to accuse the GOP of treason. All challenges to their groupthink
will be called Russian propaganda. The phony investigations will continue.
The Democrats are against, freedom, choice, and Democracy. The only way to stop the attacks is to never ever contest elections, accept defeat, and always follow orders from the Democrats.
The other option is to side with the toughest fighter you have who has and that happens to be Donald J. Trump
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