At the Republican National Convention, Donald Trump Jr.compared his parents to famous President Teddy Roosevelt. As Jr. noted, in 1912, a Br assassination attempt took place less than a mile from the current Milwaukee agreement center. Roosevelt was hit in the neck by the would-be enemy’s round on the way to provide an address while running a second campaign to reclaim control of the White House after a previous term in office.
Roosevelt vowed that killing a “bull caribou” may require more than a shot to stop the animal. He infamously continued speaking while bleeding from his scars. Trump notably raised his fist on July 13 just as he was about to lose his life and incisively urged the audience to “fight”! in the face of bad.
A former admirer of Trump, Ron VillaReale, made the analogy at a 2015 conversation watch party before many Americans perhaps took it seriously:” The passive majority is sitting there waiting for a leader. He is the first man since Teddy Roosevelt to have ever taken the initiative to work like a leader or even have any idea what leadership actually is.
Yet the corporate press has previously attempted to make comparisons between Trump and Roosevelt, with John Blake writing a slab on how the conflict that Roosevelt caused by a third-party work with the Bull Moose Party may eventually become Trump’s reputation. Trump has n’t yet shown himself to be as effective as the GOP, and he continues to significantly boost the GOP’s bottom line.
Trump and Teddy have many similar traits, but they also have some connections. Both Roosevelt and Trump, who were born in New York and came from wealthy families, set out on their own path in life, becoming staunch supporters of the working class and adopting a nationalist stance. Where Trump has” America First”, Roosevelt had his “new nationalism”.
Both pledged to fight off unique interests and disinterested elites in Washington, with Roosevelt also being given a vice-presidential position to stop him from causing the Oval Office from causing unnecessary upheaval. Both had a conflict within the GOP to become the recognized captain, navigating party insiders who thought they were very boisterous, outspoken, and foolish.
Parallels in Foreign Policy
Trump boasts about his efforts to leave the Iran Deal, which he calls the “worst deal ever” and says he can “end a war with a phone call” to stop further war with Russia, while Roosevelt helped broker a treaty between Russia and Japan to give the U.S. Navy greater leverage and dominance in the Pacific.
Roosevelt demanded that Germany adhere to the Monroe Doctrine, in contrast to Trump’s famous demand that NATO pay its fair share and that Germany increase its defense budget rather than rely on America. Roosevelt negotiated an immigration agreement with Japan, a position Trump held in the spotlight when he gained popularity on a secure border platform.
Working with Industry
The senators in the fossil fuel industry also approved the remarkable Great Outdoors Act, a landmark piece of conservation legislation, along with support for it. Trump, likewise, is n’t afraid to work hand-in-hand with industry and put American industry first. ” Drill, baby, drill”! was heard at the Milwaukee convention, but that wo n’t be heard anywhere else at the Democratic convention in Chicago in August.
If Trump can advance in terms of conservation and environmental protection without resorting to the” Green New scam,” as he referred to it, it would be another welcome step forward in a policy that does n’t need to undermine U.S. energy independence and industry independence to succeed.
Nicknames
When it comes to nicknames, you guessed it: Roosevelt was also a big fan, calling his opponent William Howard Taft “puzzlewit” and “flathead”, among other appellatives. Despite working with him previously, Roosevelt turned on Taft in his 1912 third-party run, somewhat akin to Trump turning on former VP Mike Pence and the GOP “establishment” of Paul Ryan and co. Even Trump’s critics can attest that if they can identify one thing, it is that he has a talent for giving his opponents childish but offensive and demeaning nicknames on the campaign trail and when he applied for the nomination in 2016 he must have done so.
While TR had previous experience as a state legislator, governor, police commissioner, and high-ranking Navy official, Trump rose through the real estate and show business world. Trump has made his lack of insider knowledge before becoming president a selling point rather than a hindrance.
Fighting On
The point is this: Trump is brave to have run in 2016. He’s brave to have run in 2020 and now in 2024. He has narrowly avoided death, but he is brave to continue running. He serves as a reminder to everyone to never give up and rise above when they are down. And that’s a damn powerful symbol.
As The Federalist’s D. C. Columnist Eddie Scarry recently noted in his piece on the left’s bloodlust,” There are still another three and a half months. Things are about to get a lot worse. What will they do next”?
After being shot, Roosevelt, like Trump, memorably encouraged Americans to fight, saying “it is a worthy” battle, and exhorting people that with” the right spirit in you, you cannot fail”.
Trump is now clearly in charge of the GOP, and his poll numbers are rising, despite Roosevelt’s third-party run splitting the vote and causing Woodrow Wilson’s election as a globalist. Far from some conservative fantasies, the comparison of Trump to one of America’s greatest leaders is absolutely in order.
Roosevelt’s visage is carved into Mount Rushmore for many reasons, but there’s no doubt that his personal bravery, standing strong in the face of death and danger, is one of the reasons he has been memorialized.
After all, we have seen how statues can be torn down, as Roosevelt’s did in early 2022 in front of the Museum of Natural History in New York. But while statues and monuments can be defamed, legends live on in the people.
Trump’s survival on July 13 will eventually come to be viewed as as heroic as Roosevelt’s leadership in a crisis, but Americans do n’t need to focus on his legacy or the mountain his persona should be carved into. They need to concentrate on ensuring that he can fix things in the here and now and ensuring that they are elected this November.
Paul Brian is a freelance journalist whose interests include politics, religion, and world news. His website is www. paulrbrian.com.
