The Trump administration has been strongly supportive of the right to life, and Pence’s appearance at the march was the first time a sitting VP addressed the annual event. Thumbs up: Vice President Mike Pence at the January 27 March for Life in Washington. But after the Pearl Harbor attack, the America First movement fell apart, and the slogan has been anathema to internationalist elites ever since. The “America First” movement, led by the likes of hero aviator Charles Lindbergh, sought to keep America out of World War II, and, had it survived, would doubtless have opposed American membership in the United Nations. In his inaugural address, Trump put Washington elites on notice that the people were once again in charge of the federal government, not special interests, and promised “a new vision,” assuring the electorate that “from this moment on, it’s going to be America first.” As Trump is doubtless aware, the slogan “America First,” a mainstay of his unconventional campaign, has not been uttered by a serious presidential candidate since before World War II. Promises Keptįrom the standpoint of conservatives and supporters of limited constitutional government, the first few days of the new Trump administration were heady times indeed. presidential administration, it’s time to take sober-minded stock of Donald Trump’s presidency. But looking beyond the wild rhetoric and the blizzard of baseless accusations that have disfigured one of the most tumultuous 100 days ever to kick off a U.S. Efforts to impeach President Trump are already under way, although they are not likely to get much traction in a Republican-dominated Congress.įor his part, President Trump, by ignoring the conventions of Delphic political discourse, has given his enemies plenty of rhetorical fodder. Even his wife and children have been mocked and derided by the liberal Washington establishment. Every word uttered, Tweeted, or written by President Trump has been parsed by his enemies and set forth as evidence of his utter incompetence to occupy the Oval Office. Every scintilla of Trump’s agenda so far, including his every nominee to every Cabinet position, has been bitterly opposed by the Schumer-led Democrats in the Senate. Never in modern American history has the losing side of a presidential election been so determined from the get-go to destroy an elected president. Typical of the unreasoned venom leveled at Trump and his support base was a Tweet from liberal journalist Keith Olbermann, who Tweeted on December 15, “You treacherous Russian whore the White House and all of us have been after you for this for months. Angry mobs attacked Trump supporters, and hysterical leftists in the media concocted conspiracy theories of Russian complicity. Determined to deny Trump the usual “honeymoon period” traditionally accorded to new presidents of both parties, opponents of the brash businessman-turned-politician, including the many servile admirers of his electoral rival, Hillary Clinton, launched a vicious campaign to delegitimize the new president and his “deplorable” supporters. ![]() Within hours of his electoral victory on November 8, President-elect Donald Trump’s many bitter enemies in the politics and the establishment media were vowing to destroy his presidency before it ever got off the ground. To the surprise of many, he has begun keeping his promises. I am damn sick and tired of it.Article audio provided by the John Birch Societyīefore his term in office started, no one could say for certain what the tempestuous Donald Trump would actually do. Treatment by the press: “I’ve fought more damn battles here than any president inĢ0 years with the possible exception of Reagan’s first budget and not gotten oneĭamn bit of credit from the knee-jerk liberal press. In a Rolling Stone interview, Clinton exploded at his Persuaded Congress to enact a tax increase on upper incomes, a family leave program, NAFTA, deficit reduction, the Brady bill, a youth training program, and other initiatives, yet was mired in a slew of headlines about Travelgate, Whitewater,Īnd other alleged wrongdoings. In the first two years of his presidency, Bill Clinton ![]() Virtually every president since Nixon has obsessed over what they’ve seen as unfair The opening words are those of Richard Nixon. īecause they’re trying to stick the knife right in our groin.”ĭonald Trump’s ongoing feud with the media is not the first time a president hasįelt wronged by the press. “The press is your enemy,” said the president.
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