The Columbus Dispatch

If Trump is nominated, GOP must back him

- Your Turn Bernie Moreno Guest columnist

When Joe Biden was campaignin­g for president, he regularly talked about uniting our country, but, soon after his inaugurati­on, he began labeling Donald Trump supporters as potential domestic terrorists and threats to democracy.

He talked a big game about unity on the campaign trail, but his actions as president did not bear that out.

His immediate jump to slander his political opponents, calling MAGA Republican­s “semi-fascists,” is a big reason why the country is so divided today, but Biden is not only responsibl­e for dividing our nation with his words, he is also responsibl­e for breaking it with his actions.

Biden hellbent on reversing every key Trump policy.

Under then-president Donald Trump, America became a net energy exporter for the first time in 75 years, had a secure border, was respected on the world stage, and had a booming economy.

Ever since Joe Biden took office, it seems as if he’s hellbent on reversing every key Trump policy that made our country stronger.

Upon his election, Biden immediatel­y moved to shut down the Keystone Pipeline while institutin­g radical Green New Deal policies that make cheap energy harder to produce. Unsurprisi­ngly, Biden’s energy policies are the reason we are no longer energy independen­t today.

Trump put America first by cutting taxes, ending needless regulation­s, and fighting for fairer trade deals. Biden raised taxes, kowtowed to China on trade, increased burdensome regulation­s, and recklessly spent trillions of dollars.

Americans paid dearly for Biden’s economic policies with near-record high gasoline prices, raging inflation, and a weak economy.

Perhaps even worse than Biden’s destructio­n of our economy is his derelictio­n of duty at our southern border. Biden reversed Trump’s catch-and-release policies, put a halt to the completion of Trump’s border wall, and openly called for amnesty for illegals.

The results?

In two years, over a million foreign nationals “got away” or were encountere­d entering our country illegally, unnamed U.S. Customs and Border Protection sources reportedly told Fox News in January.

All the while, fentanyl deaths in the United States are at record levels and rising.

Additional­ly, there’s Biden’s weakness on the world stage.

Trump delivered peace in the Middle East through the Abraham Accords, stood up to China on trade, kept us out of new wars, and began the process of responsibl­y withdrawin­g from Afghanista­n.

Instead of peace, Biden’s weakness has brought us to the brink of World War 3 because of Russia and Ukraine. China is laughing at us as they openly fly surveillan­ce balloons over our nation, and Biden hesitated to shoot them down.

Worst of all was Biden’s tragic failure in Afghanista­n. Max Soviak of Berlin Heights died due to the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanista­n ordered by Biden. Not only did Max and 12 other brave Americans die unnecessar­ily, but the ineptitude of Biden’s botched exit from Afghanista­n also gave Putin the green light he sought to invade Ukraine.

There are some Republican candidates running for office, who dislike Trump and will not commit to supporting him if he wins the GOP nomination. Failing to unambiguou­sly commit to the GOP nominee, should be disqualify­ing for any Republican candidate.

Some people wish Trump’s words were more polished, but the difference between every other politician and Trump is that he gives us full and honest access to all his thoughts — which is preferable to the deception most politician­s engage in publicly.

At the end of the day, I care more about actions, and Trump’s actions made us stronger, safer and more prosperous.

Ohioans know deep down that none of the disasters we are facing under Biden would have happened if Trump were sitting in the Oval Office. For that reason, he has my full and unequivoca­l support for president in 2024.

Our country needs him back in the White House. Bernie Moreno is a Cleveland businessma­n and a first-generation American. He ran in the Republican primary for the then-open U.S. Senate seat.

Ohioans know deep down that none of the disasters we are facing under Biden would have happened if Trump were sitting in the Oval Office. For that reason, he has my full and unequivoca­l support for president in 2024.

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