Yesterday was an illuminating day. Trump walked away with the Iowa caucuses; in the far distant second tier, Ron DeSantis eked out a narrow win over Nikki Haley (who still claims victory); and Vivek Ramaswamy, by far the most interesting candidate in the election, bowed out. This post will offer my take on Trump’s triumph and Tucker Carlson’s take on the danger that Nikki Haley represents.
As far as I’m concerned, Trump’s huge victory means one thing and one thing only: Conservatives understand that the war against Trump—which began with the Russia Hoax and then continued with two impeachments, the COVID lockdown hoax, and a remarkably suspicious election, before culminating with the January 6 entrapment-Reichstag event and the subsequent flood of criminal and civil litigation—has absolutely nothing to do with Donald Trump. Instead, this war has everything to do with the voters and their values.
Or, as Joe Biden said in a normal-for-him but deeply un-American attack on the American people, the fault lies with “extreme MAGA Republicans”:
Just as a reality check, here are what “extreme MAGA Republicans” espouse:
There’s your extremism. That’s what Trump represents, and that’s why the left will do anything to destroy him.
Voters who stand behind Trump aren’t necessarily saying they like Trump. What they’re saying is that they understand that a vote for Trump is their only way of pushing back against Deep State hoaxes, gamed elections, and civil and criminal lawfare. Supporting Trump is a stick in the eye of the Uniparty establishment that hates American values and voters.
So, that’s my take.
Tucker Carlson, in addition to his more general comments about the Iowa caucuses, zeroes in on what Nikki Haley’s candidacy means. I’ve made no secret about my dislike for Nikki, whom I consider to be a Manchurian candidate. Tucker drills into the Nikki phenomenon much more deeply, and I urge you to pay attention. Then, send his video to friends who you know are conservatives but who are being swayed by the GOP’s pressure to back Nikki:
America is on a knife’s edge. Every one of us must strive for wisdom or, truly, all will be lost.
Image: Donald Trump. YouTube screen grab.