When some one tells you who they are, believe them. When that person tells you what they are going to do, believe them again. That should hold true after former President Donald Trump delivered a typical weird and fiery speech to a crowd of religious conservatives at Turning Point Action’s “Believers Summit” in West Palm Beach, Florida. Believers Summit. Remember what we said about believing someone when they show you things …
Trump hit on several familiar themes in his identity and culture war politics. He addressed a critical Republican voting bloc, Trump promised to protect religious freedom and emphasized his history of supporting Israel. The latter is widely supported by the Democrats as well for the record.
In his usual incoherent ranting style, he called the upcoming election the “most important election ever” and urged Christians to support him, suggesting that if he is elected, their concerns would be resolved to the point that they would no longer need to be politically engaged. “You won’t have to do it anymore. Four more years, you know what? It’ll be fixed, it’ll be fine. You won’t have to vote anymore, my beautiful Christians,” Trump said.
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That part. We are going to write it again:
“You won’t have to do it anymore. Four more years, you know what? It’ll be fixed, it’ll be fine. You won’t have to vote anymore, my beautiful Christians,”
So, what does that mean? No more elections ever again? Should we believe him?
Ge this, Trump also pledged to establish a federal task force to combat anti-Christian bias and to defund schools that promote critical race theory, transgender issues, and other content he deemed inappropriate for children.
So if you’re paying attention, because we are, this speech in all it’s outlandishness, marked Trump’s second campaign appearance since President Biden announced his decision not to seek re-election, endorsing Vice President Harris as the Democratic nominee. At the summit, Trump criticized Harris extensively, stating, “If Kamala Harris gets in, she will be the most extreme radical liberal president in American history.”
Oh yes, the radical left. The Republicans number one attack label. Here’s the thing, its not only absurd but yet another scare tactic. That’s all he has now these days. Fear and hate.
If you’re wondering who was behind the recent event where Trump said in but so many words form our interpretation that essentially voting ends with him, thank Turning Point Action. They are the advocacy wing of Turning Point USA, who hosted the event, which is one of the largest national organizations focused on engaging students on conservative issues.