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Nothing is more controversial about Donald Trump than his personality; even many people who supported his policies and believe he was an effective president ruefully admit that they wish he would tone it down a bit. Although, to be sure, many others were and are delighted that he is utterly sincere, even in his notorious “mean tweets,” without the calculation and artifice of the average politician. On Saturday night in South Carolina, Trump went even farther, asserting that “my personality is what kept us out of war.” Whatever you may think of him, he has a point.
Trump’s assessment of Old Joe Biden’s disastrous presidency was right on the money. “You could take the five worst presidents in American history and they would not have done the damage Joe Biden has done in just 13 months.” That would be Barack Obama, Jimmy Carter, Herbert Hoover, James Buchanan and Franklin Pierce; Biden makes all of them look like candidates for Mount Rushmore. Trump was also correct in his characterization of his foundering successor. “We have a president representing our country at the most important time in history, who is physically and mentally challenged.”
Biden, Trump noted, “failed to deter Russia’s outrageous invasion of Ukraine.” He heaped scorn on the establishment media narrative that Russia would have been even more emboldened if he were still president. “The fake news,” Trump declared, “said my personality got us into a war. ‘I’m telling you, that guy’s going to get us into a war.’ But actually, my personality is what kept us out of war. I was the only president in nearly four decades who did not get America into any new conflicts.”
That’s undeniable, and the guardians of acceptable opinion have left it unexplained, or else they simply dismiss it as dumb luck. But it was something more than that. On Feb. 22, Trump said that while he was president, he gave Putin an ultimatum. “If you move against Ukraine while I’m president, I will hit Moscow.” To this, Putin responded, “No way,” whereupon Trump responded, “All those beautiful golden turrets will be blown up.”
Trump’s claim has met with skepticism, but it’s worth noting that Trump’s entire threat was based on his personality as it had come to be publicly known. Putin couldn’t be sure that Trump, so often described as brash, impulsive, erratic, and the like, wouldn’t behave in exactly that fashion. Anyway, there is no doubt that Putin really didn’t move against Ukraine during Trump’s administration.
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JimJFox says
My opinion precisely! Surely Biden’s re-election is impossible, Harris maybe but is there a viable Dem candidate or will U.S. voters repeat their folly?
Infidel says
Harris? Attaining a lower popularity rating than Biden ought to be impossible, but Que Mala has managed it! She didn’t even last until the Iowa caucuses, but somehow Biden, or whoever suggested her for this job, thinks that she’s the go-to gal when Biden puts on a lid on his day’s activities?
somehistory says
Well, “bo” did tell the russians that he “would have more flexibility” after his “first term” was over. This is his third, for all practical purposes…as in, doing what he wanted to do, but is doing it from martha’s vineyard instead of publicly from the Oval Office with his dirty feet on the desk.
biden is much like an empty store front meant to hide the dealing going on in the back rooms. Or like the pretend store fronts one sees in old westerns on the main street where it seems the town has a lot of business, but many of the fronts are just props with two-by-fours holding them upright. Nothing there because everything is really happening, and going on elsewhere.
somehistory says
Mr. Trump is more like what some might call a “loose cannon.” Hard to read, apt to make what might appear to be spur-of-the-moment decisions, but actually thought out beforehand.
Walter Sieruk says
With President Trump in the White House, he kept Vladimir Putin under control. Now with Joe Biden masquerading as a genuine US President Putin has become totally out of control, irrational and very dangerous.
Walter Sieruk says
With strong and intelligent President Trump, Vladimir Putin had the Russian military attack no other country. Then came weak and feeble -minded Joe Biden and Putin became a war starter using the Russian military to invade another nation.
john smith says
If Trump was still President (which he rightfully should be) Putin would never of invaded the Ukraine, he wouldn’t of had the courage. Putin and the rest of the worlds despots are well aware that a demented old prick is now running the country.
abu taleb says
I think, we should also say that we will hit Kaaba if there is a single terrorist attack from muslims to non muslims. Most likely, there will still be terrorist attack, but after Kaaba is hit, probably more than half of muslim population will become apostates.
James Lincoln says
Maybe one of the mainstream media “hacks” should ask Putin if he would have invaded Ukraine if Trump (our real president) were still in the White House.
gravenimage says
Trump Reveals What Kept Putin From Invading Ukraine During His Presidency
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There is nothing so emboldening of thuggery as weakness–which Biden has in spades.