Though I’m
not his greatest fan, one of the reasons that I don’t doubt the sincerity of
Donald Trump’s dedication to this country is the extent to which he has incurred
personal sacrifice in order to fulfill his mission to restore America’s
strength and prosperity. Though I doubt
that Trump foresaw the degree to which he would be villainized by the Left and
he and his family become targets of their incredible viciousness, he surely knew
that in addition to risking his life he would potentially be risking a hit to
his personal fortune, his business enterprises, the popularity he enjoyed as a
celebrity and his health.
In addition
to passing up the salary that he’s entitled to as POTUS, Trump put aside the option
to personally oversee his financial empire and risked the brand value of the
Trump name for the chance to lead the country.
Contrast that with Barack Obama
and Bill Clinton who came to D.C. with almost nothing and are now millionaires
many times over (and still on the taxpayers’
dole, no doubt). Clinton, who said
himself that he came to the White House with “…the lowest net worth of any
American president in the 20th century,” was estimated to be worth $80 million
in 2016, and Obama is quickly following in his footsteps according to sources
like Newsweek. Business
Insider says “The Obamas are worth 30 times more than when they entered the
White House in 2008.” I guess those guys
were just kidding when they denounced all that filthy money on Wall Street. Now look at what’s happened with Trump. In May of this year publications like Fortune
magazine (“Donald Trump's Net Worth Keeps
Dropping. How the Presidency Is Making Him Poorer”) and Bloomberg
(“Trump’s Net Worth Slides to $2.8
Billion, Lowest Since Campaign”), among others, reported on the financial
hit Trump is taking as POTUS. The
reality of how Obama and Clinton benefitted relative to what the Trump family has
thus far lost makes laughable the claims by the deranged Left that Trump wanted
to be POTUS for financial gain.
But the sacrifice
extends far beyond money. Trump traded a
lifestyle in which, as a wealthy, independent businessman, going to work each
day was a choice, not a necessity. Unlike his predecessors Trump didn’t need the
presidency to achieve the height of celebrity status. His celebrity was well established and, by
and large, a positive thing. But as they
did with Sarah Palin and George W. Bush before him, the leftists have made it
their life’s mission to destroy Trump in the most personal way possible
because, after all, he must be punished for exposing them and putting the
brakes on their plans to take over and destroy the country. Trump dishes it back with gusto, that’s true,
but that doesn’t change the fact that for the sake of rescuing this country
from the clutches of the Left he volunteered for a barrage of scorn, ridicule
and hatred the likes of which most people will thankfully never know, and it
will follow him throughout his lifetime.
Furthermore, with nearly all of the leftist-owned “mainstream” media
taking aim at him as well as the big mouthpieces in Hollywood, he is one man up
against an army of hate. The hardest thing
of all, no doubt, is that he’s had to watch his family take the hits as
well. Now, he’s made the mistake of unnecessarily
involving family members in his presidency for which he deserves criticism in
my opinion; nevertheless nothing can be more painful than to watch your family
being viciously targeted and maligned as a way of getting to you.
Some will
say, “But CW, the Obamas and the Clintons have been subject to the same
treatment from the Right. What about
their sacrifices?”
My answer to
that is there is no comparison between the way the Obamas and Clintons are
treated relative to Trump. When was the
last time you heard about Obama, the Clintons, or one of their staff or
supporters being refused service in a restaurant or being harassed out of
public spaces? Who violently rioted at their
inaugurations? When were their physical
appearances the subject of cruel “comedy” at the White House Correspondents
Dinner? The greatest threat Democrats face is to be shouted
at with a tough question now and then, because by and large those of us on the
Right accept the outcome of democracy while those on the Left do not.
Again, as a
non-politician who previously did business with people of all political stripes,
I don’t believe Trump fully appreciated the nature of what he was up against and
what savages the Left can be when threatened.
In any case, he’s living it now and for the remainder of his life. That’s the sacrifice of Donald Trump.
~CW
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