One of two very different things may be said about former President Donald Trump, depending on your position on the political and ideological spectrum:
- For Democrats and leftists, he’s a looming dictatorial boogeyman that will destroy this country
- For Republicans and conservatives, he’s one of the very last glimmers of hope to save this country
Find out how two major factors—the growing likelihood of President Trump winning a second term and the possible projects he may embark on during that time—connect both opposed perspectives.
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Take a look at this intriguing and captivating apocalypse headline from the left-leaning publication The Guardian.
“‘A revenge term’: what would another four years of Trump look like?” The heading of the piece appears over a picture that oddly appears to be attempting to give Trump devil horns by arranging it in an unflattering way.
“It is a cold day in Washington,” The eloquent writer David Smith started. “A crowd is gathering on the National Mall for the swearing-in of the 47th president of the United States. At noon on 20 January 2025, Donald Trump places his hand on a Bible, takes the oath of office and delivers an inaugural address with a simple theme: retribution.
“This is the nightmare scenario for millions of Americans — and one that they are increasingly being forced to take seriously. Opinion polls show Trump running away with the Republican presidential nomination and narrowly leading Democrat Joe Biden in a hypothetical match-up. Political pundits can offer plenty of caveats but almost all agree that the race for the White House next year will be very close.”
This is where the left-leaning attitudes of Smith and his employer are evident: “The fact that there is a more than remote chance of the twice impeached, quadruply indicted former US president returning to the Oval Office is ringing alarm bells.”
In a humorous turn of events, Smith decided to utilize a line from the failed presidential contender Hillary Clinton from a “The View” episode. This demonstrated to the public exactly how concerned they were.
“‘I think it would be the end of our country as we know it,’ Hillary Clinton, who lost to Trump in 2016, said on the ABC talkshow The View this week. ‘And I don’t say that lightly,’” Smith wrote.
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Oh, brother.
Fresh news, Mrs. Clinton: Things are not looking very good for the “country as we know it” at the moment. Perhaps that would be okay in the end.
Enough of the Clintons inciting fear, though; what could possibly be so evil as to be called a “revenge term”?
“Trump has promised to pardon January 6 insurrectionists in a second term. The Axios website has reported on his plan to dismantle the ‘deep state’ by purging potentially thousands of civil servants and appointing ideological loyalists. A recent New York Times newspaper article told how his team wants to fill the White House and government agencies with aggressive rightwing lawyers who would not challenge the expansion of presidential power,” Smith explained.
It’s humorous because a conservative (or even moderate or libertarian) would hear this if you broke it down for them: “Trump is going to free overly-punished and incarcerated Americans, he’s going to dismantle the ‘deep state’ (that one was easy to translate), and he doesn’t want to be stymied by nosy little pencil-pushers haranguing him every step of the way.”
To be honest, it all sounds fantastic. (The Guardian’s piece contains several really dubious claims made by Trump, but each one is qualified with phrases like “discussing how” or “considering invoking.”)
Smith would reference him, says Allan Lichtman, a history professor in Washington.
“It would be a disaster for America,” Lichtman said. “He’s already made it very clear that his second term is going to be a revenge term. He’s going to use the power of government to persecute and prosecute his enemies and to cement his own power, or at least the power of his allies and cronies.
“He’s already shown he has no respect for the law or for the traditions of American democracy and so a second Trump term would be very frightening. The overwhelming consensus of scientists is that we are getting close to the point of no return on climate change and four years of Trump would be a disaster for the planet. He wants to drill and dig and burn.”
Drilling and excavating can help you save money at the petrol pump—a win for most Americans!
Trump’s first term did not live up to his expectations, which is an unsettling reality.
Inquisitive bureaucrats who persistently impeded Trump’s goals greatly hampered his first term as president. His attempts to put his “America First” ideals into action were continuously thwarted by the profusion of red tape and the bureaucratic maze.
Make some bold and crucial changes to make his second rodeo truly remarkable.
Unleash Trump’s power to change the nation by removing roadblocks from the government that stand in the way of advancement. He is dedicated to addressing problems such as border security and economic revival. Let’s help him in his endeavor to restore prosperity to America!
(And just to be clear, because of a unique political notion called “checks and balances,” this writer is not concerned about any type of authoritarian takeover as the left is.)
Look, you would have to give Trump a “I” for “incomplete” if he were to receive a grade for his first term. Trump still has a great deal of work ahead of him.
Despite the opposition’s objections, make sure he gets re-elected for the benefit of society as a whole.
