The Case for Trump

The case for Trump.

He inadvertently makes the case for Trump. Trump–love or hate him–as president will make the world safer by acting as a deterrent against war. Biden oversaw three major conflicts, those being Ukraine vs. Russia, Gaza vs. Israel, and Israel vs. Iran, compared to peacetime under Trump. Foreign leaders know that Trump is no-nonsense and do not want to provoke him. But those leaders also correctly perceive Kamala/Biden as pushovers. Had Trump won in 2020, there would be no conflict in Ukraine. From 2017-2021 only saw America solidify its global standing under Trump, such as the post-Covid economic recovery and Operation Warp Speed. If America being a dominant economic force and mediator of geopolitical stability are important, then the case for Trump couldn’t be more clear.

However, there is no going back to how politics was 15-20 years ago. We will look back at that period from the early 90s to around 2013 or so as the closing of a chapter in US politics, and 2015 the start of a new one. In 24 hours, an outcome which amounts to what is effectively an existential crisis for a third of country cannot be good in terms of collective mental health. The consequences will be felt long after the winner is declared. I don’t think there will be widespread instability or unrest, but rather more of the division we’ve grown accustomed to over the past eight years, except even worse. The Constitution requires that the loser hand off power to the winner, but the current situation represents a sort of failure mode in which the legitimacy of the process itself is called into doubt. Nowhere is it stipulated that the process must be fair or that everyone signs off on it; only that it must occur.