By David Limbaugh
If Democrats and #TheResistance think they are going to remove President Trump or thwart his presidency by endlessly savaging him in the name of protecting the republic they dont have any concept of the fierce resolve of his supporters. The problem is they never produce any evidence and theyve had almost 2 years to do it!
What he is a threat to is their notion of the ideal Republican one who will reach across the aisle and in the name of civility and bipartisanship surrender on major policy decisions. They mistakenly believe they are sacrosanct and above criticism.
One reason even former Trump skeptics have come to appreciate him is that they believe his successes most likely would not have come without his grit and determination to fight against a conglomeration of leftist politicians and institutions determined to thwart his agenda.
Many in Trumps place would have long since rolled over and capitulated and the country would be back on its way to Obama-style destruction which is the type of threat that truly concerns those who believe in America as founded.
The latest salvo in the resistances efforts to nullify the will of the American electorate is an anonymous New York Times op-ed purportedly penned by a senior official in the Trump administration. They have been relentlessly brutalizing him from the beginning.
This pretend super-patriot declares that Trump faces:
a test to his presidency unlike any faced by a modern American leader. ... The dilemma -- which he does not fully grasp -- is that many of the senior officials in his own administration are working diligently from within to frustrate parts of his agenda and his worst inclinations. I would know. I am one of them.
Well congratulations. But this sounds far more like a damning admission of an unelected self-important saboteur than a persuasive indictment of the duly elected president. And FYI Trump does fully grasp it. What do you think hes been shouting about for two years running?
The anonymous author assures us that he and his fellow guardians of the Constitution want the president to succeed. They even agree with much of his agenda. But the author says the president continues to act in a manner that is detrimental to the health of our republic. These selfless servants have vowed to do what (they) can to preserve our democratic institutions while thwarting Mr. Trumps more misguided impulses until he is out of office.
Just how does President Trump represent such a dire threat to our democratic institutions -- an inflammatory but unsupported talking point of the resistance?
Heres the bill of particulars:
In addition to his mass-marketing of the notion that the press is the enemy of the people President Trumps impulses are generally anti-trade and anti-democratic. And what policy successes Trump has achieved have come despite -- not because of -- the presidents leadership style which is impetuous adversarial petty and ineffective.Its obvious that Democrats and the Trump-obsessed and -hating media believe that by alleging frequently enough that Trump is combative toward the liberal media and a threat to our democratic institutions they have made a compelling case.
The liberal media are always unfair to Republicans except those who act like Democrats but they emit an especially toxic venom toward this president.
I for one am delighted that Trump fights back that he does not sit idly and passively take their abuse like many of his GOP predecessors.
The liberal medias outrageously biased and dishonest coverage doesnt just offend Trump; it bothers many of us and is contrary to Americas best interests.
Together the conspiratorially united Trump attackers from the 5th column have just as much rhetorical power as the president with his bully pulpit. They are just not used to Republican officials counter-punching. But no one in his right mind would argue that the press itself while historically occupying a watchdog position should be above scrutiny themselves. It is dishonest to imply that Trumps alleged anti-democratic impulses threaten the republic. He is not the one who has acted outside his constitutional authority but I can cite you a dozen cases in which President Obama did. So dont act as if this president is a unique threat to our institutions. Particularly objectionable is the writers claim that Trumps policy successes have come despite the presidents leadership style. This is exactly wrong and its precisely why the whining author and his henchmen have no credibility and his cowardly missive will produce the opposite effect he intends. The authors concern over Trumps alleged preference for autocrats and dictators and his under-appreciation of our allies is another deceptive sound bite suggesting that Trump would betray Americas interests because he is enamored of the worlds bad-boy power players and that he is gratuitously offending our allies. But this criticism doesnt square with Trumps policies many of which are anything but favorable to Russias strategic interests.
The recent president infamous for betraying our allies (Israel sometimes Britain) and coddling our enemies (Iran) was President Obama. Game set match.
I find it appalling that Mr. Anonymous boasts of undermining this president and galling that he actually shows himself to be the very type of threat to the republic he claims President Trump is. But we owe him our gratitude for vindicating our suspicions of a deeply entrenched resistance to this constitutionally elected chief executive.
