**The Truth About Candidate Trump
By: Bill O'Reilly / August 4, 2024
With apologies to the late Jimmy Buffet, millions of Americans
are wasting away in Mediaville this summer following the fast-moving
presidential campaign.
My belief is that many viewers and readers know they are being
deceived but watch and read slanted stuff anyway. This puts them
in a position of being semi-comatose chowderheads applauding like
over-fed seals every time they hear what they want to hear.
I hope I'm not being too harsh.
The two candidates are now even in the polls so it is my obli-
gation to report the absolute truth about both of them because the
incredibly high stakes demand it.
Next week, we will analyze Ms. Kamala, but here we laser focus
on Donald Trump, the most controversial president of all time.
Sorry, Andrew Jackson and Richard Nixon.
Your personal assessment of President Trump is most likely
correct, at least in part, no matter what it is. That's because
the man has many facets.
Everyone can see the flaws. No need to type up a list. But
some of his brash words and deeds have worked for him. No other
person in history has achieved the presidency fighting the en-
trenched system with no political experience. Repeat: no one has
ever done that.
Michael Bloomberg is as wealthy as Trump, ran New York City
well as mayor, and got absolutely waxed when he campaigned for
the White House.
Why? Because he was rather boring and was way too inde-
pendent for the Democratic machine.
In 2016, Trump destroyed the Republican machine by being
outrageous and entertaining. Who would you rather have dinner
with - Trump or Bloomberg?
Your humble correspondent has dined with both. Learned a lot
from each. The meals went quicker with Trump.
So his bombastic style has benefited the Don and he's not
going to change. Some thought he would after a bullet almost
killed him. But like Teddy Roosevelt, he's returned badder than
ever. That, of course, has a double edge.
Last week's confrontation at the Black Journalist forum proves
my assertions. Trump generously accepted an invitation from the
group because he believes he has a solid message for African
Americans: his economic policies helped create prosperity for them.
That's true.
Kamala Harris declined the group's invite because the dialogue
was unscripted. Like President Biden, Ms. Harris fears that. In
fact, the only tough interview the Vice President has done in 42
months was with Lester Holt, who had to tell Kamala she did not go
to the border when she insisted she had.
Not missing a beat, Kamala Harris then said she didn't go to
Europe either.
"Oh!".
Anyway, Donald Trump was apparently surprised when Black
journalist and ABC News correspondent Rachel Scott pounded him with
her first question.
"A lot of people did not think it was appropriate for you to
be here today ... you have told four congresswomen of color who
were American citizens to go back where they came from. You have
used words like 'animal' and 'rabbit' to describe Black attorneys.
You've attacked Black journalists, calling them a loser..."
Phew. Ms. Scott wasn't really asking a question; she was
accusing President Trump of being a racist.
Taking the bait, Trump scolded Rachel Scott which is what he
always does when attacked. And Scott's monologue was certainly a
vicious exposition.
Put aside the fact that Donald Trump is an equal opportunity
insulter, why would a journalist seeking information not be speci-
fic in defining what she sees as a serious problem? That's not
hard. You put names and dates and context in your query. Let
the audience clearly understand the issue.
But Ms. Scott was not seeking information. She wanted to play
to the hate-Trump crew. High fives all around.
The situation was almost exactly the same as the Megyn Kelly
debate question in 2016. Back then, it was Trump denigrating women.
Rachel Scott simply plugged in her group.
Like 2016, Trump immediately understood the attack and lashed
back at the 32-year-old ABC correspondent. He is not a man of re-
straint, and his base doesn't want him to be.
From there, the "interview" devolved into what ethnic group
Kamala Harris identifies with. My question: who cares? Trump
tried to make the point that Harris uses ethnicity to advance her-
self, that she's an opportunist. But what came across was racial
spite. Skin color should never be an issue.
It is clear Donald Trump needs a savvy media advisor to pre-
pare him when facing contentious situations. Personal animosity
will lose the former president's votes no matter how deserving the
target is. One more thing: the "hate Trump" press has nothing to
lose by being unfair. It is now expected and rewarded.
Lost in all the fog is compelling evidence that Donald Trump's
governance was better than Biden/Harris by a wide margin. All the
polls indicate voters know that.
So, the truth is that Trump is pretty much running against
himself. Skin color, ethnicity, insults, and derision are all
distractions from the reality that Harris is a deeply committed
far-left progressive while Trump is a successful deal maker, a
libertarian capitalist whose vision helped build economic pros-
perity for Americans of all colors.
That's the truth. We'll know in November if Americans accept
it.**
By now you know that the right person for the job won. We
have been given a chance to rebuild and unify the nation by the
grace of God.
Conservatively,
John
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