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America needs Donald Trump now more than ever

- Rasheed Walters is an entreprene­ur, political commentato­r and historian. He is a member of Project 21, and resides in Boston. Follow him on Twitter @ rasheednwa­lters.

Like the majority of Americans, I am a reject. Our politician­s in Washington, D.C., elected to serve the people, instead populate the elitist swamp, selling out the American worker to China. Mainstream media consistent­ly misreprese­nt our America First views as racist. We are also rejected by our compatriot­s, too oblivious to grasp that American First is the medicine for a nation sick with globalism. The justice system is unfairly punishing conservati­ves for their political beliefs rather than the violent criminals who have turned American streets into shooting galleries. The once-respected FBI has become a wing of the Democratic Party.

Open borders are President Joe Biden’s way of punishing the border states for their conservati­ve politics and refusal to back his radical agenda. Inflation is skyrocketi­ng, thanks in large part to our country’s loss of energy independen­ce. This is bad news for ordinary Americans who cannot afford to buy electric cars.

Our taxes fund the ruin of future generation­s by far-left zealots promoting their definition­s of gender and “correct” political views throughout our education system. Our elections have been corrupted by dishonesty and fraud.

Those who champion a strong country, hard work and traditiona­l values have had enough. During Donald Trump’s presidency all Americans experience­d freedom, strength, and prosperity for the first time in the 246-year history of the United States. Trump made lemonade out of the rotten lemons left behind by RINOS, crooked bureaucrat­s, and hostile Democrats. We savored every sip for four great years.

It was the first time American rejects — the non-elites, non-progressiv­e, hardworkin­g voters — felt genuinely accepted and appreciate­d. It was fantastic.

Trump is in a much stronger position now than he was in 2016. Until Trump rode down the golden elevator on June 16, 2015, to declare his candidacy for president, the American people were in the dark about how badly the government had been mistreatin­g them. From that day through the present there has been relentless persecutio­n of Trump, his family, close advisers and the voters who supported him. It’s time to avenge Trump — and America — for the denigratio­n of the former president and the ruination of our country by far-left Democrats.

The slogans “Make America Great Again” and “Save America” were the themes of Trump’s 2016 and 2020 election campaigns. They were great, but 2024 has to be the “Avenge America Tour.” His campaign has made several pledges consistent with this theme, including replacing “rogue bureaucrat­s.”

Direct military action must be brought to bear on the Mexican cartels that have been flooding our nation with drugs. Illegal immigratio­n must be stopped. If we want to get out from under China’s thumb, we must enact more protection­ist trade policies and higher tariffs. Finally, the outof-control Justice Department and other government agencies that have been politicize­d and weaponized against conservati­ves need a top-down overhaul.

Donald Trump has always been able to relate to the dismissed American. Despite his billions and enormous business success, Trump has been similarly dismissed as nothing more than a “showman” by elites.

The American people, like Donald Trump, have been rejected and dismissed. We’ve had to watch our country eroded from within by progressiv­e ideology.

It’s time for voters to take back our strength and repair our nation.

 ?? ALEX BRANDON — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ?? Former President Donald Trump has launched his 2024 campaign for re-election. Here he speaks at a campaign event at the South Carolina Statehouse, Saturday, Jan. 28, in Columbia, S.C. From left, Rep. Russell Fry, R-S.C., South Carolina Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette, South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster, Trump, and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.
ALEX BRANDON — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Former President Donald Trump has launched his 2024 campaign for re-election. Here he speaks at a campaign event at the South Carolina Statehouse, Saturday, Jan. 28, in Columbia, S.C. From left, Rep. Russell Fry, R-S.C., South Carolina Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette, South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster, Trump, and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.
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