The debate over whether or not Trump will run in 2024 may soon be over. Ric Grenell recently tweeted “I spoke to President Trump today and I’d say he’s running.” But this means the debate over whether or not he should run is just getting started. This debate is certain to be ugly — made even uglier by a leftist media that will do everything they can to fuel the furious passions of the growing chorus of anti-Trumpers on the right.
While many conservatives and Republicans cheer a Trump run in 2024, many others boo the prospect. It is the nay sayers I wish to address.
Some anti-Trumpers maintain that he has too much baggage, that he’s too politically damaged to run in 2024. This is nonsense. It ignores the reality that despite a four year campaign from the Democratic Party and their media to destroy Trump, he was more popular in 2020 than he was in 2016. Trump got eleven million more votes in 2020 than he did in 2016.
No American president in US history has been treated more unfairly than Donald Trump and no American President in American history could have withstood the relentless volley of hatred and abject lies from the leftist media in todays polarizing political climate and the 24 hour news cycle. Nixon resigned over Watergate. Reagan nearly suffered similar humiliation over the Iran-Contra Scandal. Trump showed no weakness throughout the Russia Collusion hoax, the Quid pro quo hoax, and countless other manufactured scandals by the left. He was Teflon Don.
While Trump derangement syndrome afflicts Democrats, Trump fatigue afflicts Republicans. While Trump showed no fatigue after four years of vicious attacks, weak-kneed Republicans did. Many Republicans oppose another Trump presidential run because they are tired of negative media coverage. They are exhausted of the left’s hatred and contempt for Trump and his supporters. They want peace.