The man risked everything to become president—and then he risked it all a second time to become president again. Trump has 16 reasons for doing this—5 children and now 11 grandchildren. He wants to give them the America he was born into.
As his second presidency gallops forward, his granddaughter asked him what he dreams of now that he is president. He said he wants to be a great president.
He already is.
In his second presidency, Trump wants to bequeath a world that has no wars. That’s a tough order and some would say is an impossible mission. We shall see.
He’s a dogged salesman. He went to the DMZ to meet with Kim Jong Un in his first presidency. Reports say he may return. It’s not the 100 doors you knocked on that make you. It is the 90 doors you knocked on again after they said no.
Last week, Trump brought all sides to agree to peace in the Middle East. The end of the Hamas War (also known as the FAFO War) came with the release of the last 20 surviving hostages from the Hamas war crime of kidnapping 240 civilians and holding them hostage.
Bibi invited Trump to visit Israel and speak to its parliament (Knesset) on the day the hostages came home.
In his speech, Trump said, “This was not only the end of the war, but of the age of terrorism and of the beginning of the age of peace and of God.”
He also said, “As we celebrate, we need to remember how this started, with the worst slaughter of Jews since the Holocaust. The people of Israel need to know that America joins you in the two simple vows—Never Forget and Never Again.
“For so many Israelis, but also Palestinians, the nightmare is finally over. As the dust settles, the day that breaks appears suddenly within reach. This is a very exciting time for the Middle East, because the forces of terror stand defeated, thanks to the Israel Defense Forces and Operation Rising Lion. That was a great job, and my people loved working with you.”
Trump also mentioned American B-2s and Tomahawk missiles from a submarine destroying Iran’s nuclear program. Israel had done all it could and needed our bunker busters.
The president told the Israeli parliament, “Together we stopped the world’s number-one state sponsor of terrorism. Without that, there would never have been this deal, if Iran had had the nuclear weapon they were two months from having. They had been working on it for twenty-two years. Our pilots drilled on that attack three times a year. If we hadn’t done that, we could never have signed the deal, and we wouldn’t be standing here today. That attack took a big cloud off the Middle East and Israel. It was my honor to help.
“It would be great if we could have a peace deal with Iran, although Russia will need to come first. In Lebanon, the dagger of Hezbollah has been shattered. We are fully supporting the new government of Lebanon in disarming Hezbollah and building a new country at peace with Israel.
“This long and difficult war has now ended. Virtually the entire region has endorsed a plan in which Gaza will be demilitarized, Hamas disarmed, and Israel’s security never threatened again. Israel has won everything it can by force of arms, and now it is time to translate that into real achievements that will allow you to enjoy the fruits of your labors. Only by embracing the opportunity of this moment can we ensure that the horrors of the last two years never happen again.”
Trump laid down the groundwork in his first presidency by getting five Muslim countries to agree to normalize relations with Israel by signing the Abraham Accords.
He told the Knesset, “We can now fill up the Abraham Accords. There are a lot of nations that want to join up. You cannot beat the world. The world is loving Israel again. The world wanted peace, and Israel wanted peace. If you had gone on fighting for the next four years, it would not have been good. I want to congratulate Bibi for having the courage to say ‘We won.’ We will now rebuild Israel bigger and better than ever before.”
President Trump has achieved success with his Middle East policies thanks to a peace through strength approach and assembling allies to work together.
The Left can’t bring itself to credit him with the historical peace accords and admit that the ceasefire was brought by Trump’s dedication, hard work, resilience, and his great leadership.
They’re going to have a hard four years.
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