My VIP for this week is obviously Donald Trump, the newly inaugurated 47th President of the United States. Numerous people have compared Donald Trump to Ronald Reagan. However, Carrie Sheffield compares him to someone else. She claims that Trump’s “path bears striking resemblance to former Prime Minister Winston Churchill, the British bulldog who triumphed over existential threats of World War II.” Sheffield’s article in The Daily Signal continued as follows:
And like Churchill, Trump, the American
lion, is uniquely equipped and battle-tested for his enormous tasks at hand.
Most obviously, both men were entrusted
with their nation’s top elected role, failed to assume a second term, but came
roaring back years later for a triumphal return to office.
Both men dodged physical bullets and
displayed strong conservative instincts, though not in lockstep to
conservative, partisan litmus tests. They both in some ways zigged and zagged
right, left, then right again….
Perhaps because of their independent
streaks, they were both hated by establishment forces seeking to marginalize
their rise to power. Yet both men prevailed, in part by bucking Western
orthodoxies that refused to wisely assess the world’s greatest geopolitical
risks….
Both men came from wealthy families and
both were raised by immigrant mothers. Churchill’s mother was a wealthy
American, and Trump’s mother an impoverished Scottish immigrant who worked as a
domestic servant for three years prior to marrying Fred Trump.
Both men suffered significant career
setbacks before taking the highest office….
Both men displayed legendary showmanship
skills, with a knack for driving a news cycle and whipping up public intrigue.
Both used politically incorrect, unvarnished language….
Both men were staunchly pro-Jewish
interests, yet both forged peaceful solutions in the Middle East that also
considered Arab nations.
In some ways, both men grew more
conservative with age as “modern” culture shifted left….
Both men unabashedly embraced Western
values that laid the foundation for unprecedented peace and prosperity. Both
were flawed human beings – as we all are – but ultimately heroes. As such, we
owe Churchill and Trump debts of gratitude.
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