You don't have to like Trump.
You can roll your eyes at his Tweets and cringe at the way he phrased things. Lord knows, I sure did. He's like the uncle at the Thanksgiving table that you have to warn everybody about in advance.
But looking back, I can't argue much with the way he governed the country. Hindsight is quite a thing. (I wish we had the benefit of hindsight before we needed it.) The dude's presence on the global stage was always strong. It reminded me of that Walter White "Breaking Bad" quote: "If you don't know who I am, then maybe your best course would be to tread lightly.”
Or this classic scene from Lethal Weapon.
Our adversaries were quiet, and that's worth noting. I suspect it's because they knew what would happen if they weren't. Or they DIDN'T know. Either way is good. I mean, Russia invaded Ukraine and annexed Crimea under Obama, and they are back for the entire country under Biden.
Things are bad out there, kids.
And the guy everyone said was going to send us into WWIII, the pompous ass who was going to blow up the world, well, didn't. Just the opposite.
(Remember the peace deal signed at the White House between the UAE, Baharain and Israel in September 2020? I don't blame you if you don't. It hardly registered on most media outlets.)
Our reputation in the world isn't strong right now.
I'm sure our President is a perfectly nice guy and a lovely grandpa, but leader of the Free World? Commander in Chief? Someone you do NOT want to mess with?
Come on, man.
What's more, I don't think there's any American leader worth the worry waiting in the wings. I mean, second and third in line to power are Harris and Pelosi.
To me, that's worth noting.
And don't think the rest of the world isn't noting that, too.
It’s not the 2nd & 3rd in line for power that scares me - it Hillary! She’s still running the DNC. My fear is Cameltoe will be “forced to resign” thereby leaving the position available for appointment to guess who? Hillary. Then Uncle Joe will have an unfortunate accident and PRESTO! Hillary is King, I mean President. Just like Ford became President during the Nixon years.