January 20 marked the start of a resurgence in American prosperity, American pride, American innovation and America’s return to its rightful place as the world’s most powerful and trusted nation on Earth. And you can take that to the bank.
How can we be so sure? Because the Democratic Party will be all but dead for at least the next decade.
[…]As long as the GOP keeps it up — and there’s no reason to believe they won’t — the next decade and beyond will be a golden age for the United States — an American Renaissance.
If you want to bet on a sure thing, bet on us. Bet on the U.S. We got this.
— Michael Dorstewitz, June 13 Newsmax column
Is it Comrade President now?
Some conservatives are up in arms about Trump’s decision to have the government buy a stake in Intel.
That’s state ownership of the means of production, isn’t it?
[…]In fact, a whole school of thought on the right, going back decades, has championed industrial policies as bold as Trump’s, if not bolder.
The public face of that school was Pat Buchanan, who was way ahead of the national debate on industrial policy just as he was on immigration.
President Donald Trump is not a socialist, and America has a long history of government getting involved in owning companies — Amtrak is a familiar example.
The for-profit but government-owned passenger-rail company was created under Republican President Richard Nixon.
What Trump is doing with Intel is different from earlier precedents, however.
Trump sees the Intel deal as a first step toward creating an American “sovereign wealth fund,” with many more investments to follow.
The president isn’t looking to the past: this is about keeping America competitive with other nations in the 21st century, including Communist China, which controls the world’s second and third largest sovereign wealth funds.
[…]Trump is thinking through the problem of our time and how a sovereign wealth fund can tackle it.
— Daniel McCarthy, Aug. 26 Newsmax column
Joe Biden stumbled from one foreign policy disaster to the next.
President Donald J. Trump, on the other hand, has been quietly doing what the so-called experts said was impossible: solving global conflicts and bringing adversaries to the table.
From Africa to the Caucasus, from the Mideast to the Korean Peninsula, Trump has proven time and again that he’s not just America’s commander in chief; he’s our peacemaker in chief.
[…]For decades, globalists and career diplomats failed to deliver even incremental progress.
Trump did so in one stroke of bold leadership.
These are not isolated victories.
They’re part of a broader record which shows Trump’s instincts for peace are unmatched.
[…]I think we can all agree, the United States and the world are safer under President Donald J. Trump. We finally have a real leader back in the Oval Office
One who leads with peace through strength on behalf of all Americans.
— Bryan Leib, Sept. 1 Newsmax column
When Donald J. Trump announced that he would restore the Department of Defense to its original name — the War Department, the critics instantly howled.
The predictable chorus accused him of warmongering, indulging in outdated machismo, or playing to nationalist optics. But Trump’s decision is neither cosmetic nor nostalgic. It’s a deliberate act: a recentering of America’s values around honesty, purpose, and strength.
This change is not about semantics. The word “defense” implies passivity, a posture of waiting and reacting.
“War” speaks of action and the reality that nations must sometimes fight to preserve their sovereignty and freedom.
[…]Trump’s renaming of the War Department isn’t about nostalgia. It is not a branding stunt. It is about truth. It is about reminding the nation that government is not a public relations firm but an instrument of sovereignty.
Just as his broader agenda dismantles bureaucratic bloat, restores constitutional balance, and puts the American people back at the center of their own government, this change reminds us of what is at stake.
America must once again see itself clearly, speak clearly, and act with clarity.
Trump’s War Department is not a throwback. It is a wake-up call.
— Robert Chernin, Sept. 22 Newsmax column
As much as this writer admires President Donald Trump and likes what he’s doing for the country, and that’s a lot, I nevertheless wish more of these essential achievements were being accomplished through congressional legislative actions as intended by our Founders, versus “shotgun” executive orders by leaders of both political parties.
Nevertheless, as recently witnessed globally, a strong executive elected by the people is still preferred over yielding top level authority to invisible ghosts manipulating the White House autopen, faceless teleprompter scripting phantoms, and use of “spook” agencies to haunt political opponents.
But to hear some of his ardent political adversaries tell it, President Donald Trump is a dangerous tyrant who is destroying American liberty.
— Larry Bell, Oct. 6 Newsmax column
The ballroom’s costs are being covered by President Trump himself and private MAGA donors. We might even learn who they are at the first dinner held there.
That distinction of who’s paying for this renovation matters, especially at a time when public spending is under intense scrutiny and the government itself remains in partial shutdown.
Unlike previous presidential enhancements that relied on public funds — Obama’s basketball court, for example — the Trump Ballroom won’t deepen the deficit or come out of federal workers’ paychecks.
[…]The White House has always reflected the character of its occupants and the mood of the nation. Right now, America is divided, frustrated, and longing for stability.
Whether this new ballroom becomes a symbol of pride or of misplaced priorities will depend on how it’s presented and when.
Trump’s name will already be remembered for changing America’s direction — on trade, immigration, and global leadership. The ballroom will ensure he’s remembered architecturally, too.
— Jim Renacci, Nov. 6 Newsmax column