AMERICAN/POLITICAL QUESTION FROM 2024
Author: Bobby Valentine | Filed under: American Empire, Bobby's World, Politics
I posted this on Facebook a year ago today (August 28, 2024). Seems even more relevant than then …
MY POLITICAL/AMERICAN QUESTION: I normally stay out of overt political discussion (I do have theological perspectives on the issues). But today, I ask a question as an American. I grew up in the South and was either a Republican or politically conservative voter all my voting life (ive been part of no party since 2008). I’ve had the privilege of seeing Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush. But the GOP today is not even remotely what it was before.
So here is my question for those committed to Donald Trump. I have many issues with Donald Trump from a purely Christian point of view. From an American POV, January 6 was the biggest embarrassment in the history of the United States. My view is DT is absolutely responsible for that debacle and refused to ensure the American Miracle. The USA has had numerous hotly contested elections from Thomas Jefferson to Abraham Lincoln to James A. Garfield to Harry Truman … some in the middle of a Civil War (Lincoln) and there has NEVER been anything like January 6. Ronald Reagan in his inaugural address addressed President Jimmy Carter and Vice President Walter Mondale, Tip O’Neal and others there on the steps of the Capital and described the peaceful transfer of power between opposing political parties as an American “Miracle.” (Follow link Reagan on American Miracle).
1) “Does it not concern you that the vast majority of those who served on his staff and in his Administration have refused to endorse him and a large number actively campaign against him?
2) “Do you think these people have suddenly become Democrats?
3) “Does it even give you reason for concern?”
I confess it does me.
My question(s) are quite specific.
I have never witnessed anything like the repudiation of Trump by his former staff. I have never seen a Vice President publicly say “I will not endorse” the President he served under. Mike Pence was the rave of Evangelicals while serving as VP but has suddenly become persona nongrata. On what grounds? Here is an extremely partial list of Trump’s former Admin members who have publicly refused to endorse him:
Mike Pence (his VP);
Mike Esper (Defense Secretary);
Cassidy Hutchison (senior staff member aka access to the Oval Office);
Stephanie Grisham (Press Secretary);
Sarah Matthews (Deputy Press Secretary);
Ty Cobb (White House Counsel);
Alyssa Farah Griffin (White House Communications Director);
John Bolton (National Security Advisor);
Mike Mulvaney (Chief of Staff);
General John Kelly (Chief of Staff);
General Mark Milley (Chairman of the Joint Chiefs);
General Jim Mattis (Defense Secretary);
General H. R. McMaster (National Security Advisor)
Etc., etc., etc.
This is a STUNNING list that can go on for a mile. In fact over 200 former members of Trump’s staff and Administration have publicly endorsed Harris. Again I have never witnessed anything quite like this. Most of these were dyed in the wool supporters at one time. Are we to believe these people have suddenly become Democrats who “hate” America?
I will post a link to a portion Ronald Reagan’s speech. Reagan publicly commends President Carter for ensuring this miracle. I cannot even imagine DJ making such a gracious speech. Just as G. H. W. Bush did when he lost to President Clinton. And what President Obama did himself for Donald Trump! Donald J. Trump is the only President in the history of the United States to spit in the face of America (as i see it).
I will post links for Mike Pence too.
So if you can be RESPECTFUL, no acrimony (no epitaphs, no diatribes, I will delete any bile) I would love to hear why the POV of the people who worked with Trump intimately has absolutely no influence upon you. Please comment below and watch links especially if you are pro-Trump.
November 18th, 2025 at 1:44 pm
From the early 2000s there have been conservatives–not starting with the Tea Party, but including the Tea Party–who were tired of the Republicans who have been slipping toward the Left. By the time of Bush 2, for sure, and maybe Bush 1, the “mainstream” Republicans were really just part of an established administrative state. Administrative state in so many ways, e.g., a revolving door between FDA, CDC, NIH and the C-Suites of the pharmaceutical companies; between the Department of Defense and the primary defense contractors. The quid pro quo is so prevalent anyone should be able to see it.
Trump had many friends until he ran for president. He had friends in the Media, in politics (both sides of the Isle). Trump ran as an outsider who actually listed to the conservatives and, during his first term tried to accomplish what he set out to do. But the establishment Republicans (including so many of the wonderful examples you mentioned, like Pence) realized what would happen if Trump actually DID drain the swamp. (TRUMP, and many of the rest of us did not realize how deep the swamp really was.) The Media, a significant component of the establishment, along with many of the 3-letter agencies, not just the CIA, worked together to try to catch Trump doing something wrong. They illegally wiretapped him, and dozens of other congressional leaders in an attempt to incriminate him. When They couldn’t find anything they started making things up–literally.
Before you dismiss this and me completely, I want to point out that I am a tenured professor, taught graduate level computer science, Cybersecurity, IT, mathematics, organizational behavior, and other business management courses. I also served in the military as an aviator as well as in intelligence operations. I know what the CIA was doing, what the press was reporting, and how misleading they have been, often fabricating complete lies and disinformation. I don’t believe anything until after I have completely vetted it and understand the possible biases, to arrive as close to the truth as possible. We know now that the Laptop was real AND we know that the press and the establishment lied about it to provide debate fodder for Biden. We know that Fauci lied to the FDA (I read Fauci’s two primary studies that were posted on his NIH site until taken down. I still have copies).
Trump has been trying to expose the lies and at every turn there are establishment Media and Republicans, not just Democrats, to will do anything in their power, whether legal or illegal to stop Trump from accomplishing his goal.
Do I love Trump? No. But I have researched enough to know that he is the best hope the United States has to keep from falling to the establishment control at a level that will be unrecoverable. DM me for links to what the mainstream media still refuses to share.
Whether his stance on Israel, Ukraine, Taiwan, tariffs or any other topic, is exactly right is definitely debatable, but we are definitely better off now than 2 years ago. We would be doing much better still if he were allowed to actually do his job and not have to spend a significant portion of this time, defending himself against attacks from within our country and even within his own party. Again, they are not attacking him for his ideas, but because he is TRUMP (Trump Derangement Syndrome is a “thing”) and because he threatens their corrupt way of life.
Blessings. No matter what we disagree on, in worldly matters, as brothers in Christ, our primary goal is to live lives worthy of his calling (Eph 4:1).