The PR Fallout of Liberation Day: Trump Is Now a Wartime President

It’s a business conflict. Which means Trump is now a war leader.

That’s a fancy spend.

” Good morning. … We didn’t become consumed by our petty distinctions again. We will be united in our popular attention. … We’re fighting for our right to live. To arise. … ‘ We will not go slowly in the evening,’ we will not evaporate without a fight! … Now, we celebrate our Independence Time”!

( Actually, that wasn’t Trump’s Liberation Day speech. It’s Bill Pullman’s speech from’ Independence Day,’ with a switcharoo of the holidays. ) Check it out:

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— Donald J. Trump ( @realDonaldTrump ) April 2, 2025

Being a military leader is a highwire work. The PR battles matter considerably because your capacity to fight is limited by the majority’s chest for the goal. If you can’t buy the conflict, you’re probably not going to get it.

But all the cool, crafty PR tricks won’t mean a lick if your troops get their]tushies ] kicked on the battlefield. War is a reality-based business. You didn’t bull]EXPLETIVE] your way to success. &nbsp,

It just doesn’t work that way.

Despite the noblest goals and noblest of motives, the end result is the end result. Simply request George W. Bush.

The George W. Bush opposite is for exploring because the connections are varied. The war in Iraq wasn’t crucial to America’s life. I mean, sure, you could make a ( convoluted ) argument about how, in a post-9/11 world, the nexus of terrorist networks, Saddam’s WMD secrecy, and the urgency of” connecting the dots” proactively made Iraq necessary. Our then-president did just that.

Unfortunately, his sales pitch didn’t function, because battle is a reality-based business. And consequently, we no longer consider the Iraq War through the lens of George W. Bush’s noble remarks about spreading politics or ending tyranny, but through the violence, waste, and spent gold.

Like Iraq, Trump’s trade war was also a war of our choosing. &nbsp,

The consequences of Iraq led directly to Barack Obama. There never would’ve been a Barack Obama presidency without the Middle East failures, screw-ups, and misfortunes of the George W. Bush presidency. Sure, the economic meltdown didn’t help, but by that time, the die was already cast. &nbsp,

The consequences for President Trump are just as high. If we don’t win the trade war, we will get obliterated in the midterms and absolutely, 100 % have a liberal Democrat as our next president!

So buckle up, boys and girls. To quote a certain ( comatose ) ex-president, this is a “big]EXPLETIVE] deal”.

I have an exclusive for you: Right now, behind closed doors, the Democrats are testing phrases like” Trumpflation”. Because, for now on, the inflation numbers will be manna from Heaven for the far left! The price of groceries and household goods is — by a HUUUUUGE margin — the single biggest “warning sign” for MAGA World to heed. &nbsp,

Exponentially more so than the stock market, employment, or anything else.

The Democrats now have a unifying message that’s simple and digestible: Trumpflation is killing the American dream. It’s a PR gimme. A slam dunk.

Now, all they gotta do is wait.

Remember all those old stories about senior citizens being so broke, they’ve gotta eat dog food? Get ready for more of the ilk:” In Trump’s America, Grandma eats Alpo because groceries are too expensive. Curse that Trumpflation” !&nbsp,

If the Democrats aren’t prepping these sorts of stories, they’re committing political malpractice.

Despite Trump’s third-term bravado, he’ll be out of office in four years, and if the trade war goes poorly, a liberal Democrat will step in and reverse everything on day one. Other world leaders are certainly aware of this, which probably undermines Trump’s leverage.

Related: Trump Versus Obama?’ I’d Love That!’ Says Trump.

Not completely. But our constitution handicaps second-term presidents. Trump is operating under a tighter war window than a first-term president.

But if the other countries buckle, our economic engine roars, prices stabilize, and America is once again a manufacturing superpower, the GOP will be richly credited for its boldness. Trump will be immortalized as a truly transformative president and Lincoln/Washington-level leader — the man who preserved the American Dream for future generations!

And just as a subset of older Americans were always grateful to FDR for ( allegedly ) lifting us out of the Great Depression, millions of Americans will be loyal Republicans until the day they die. &nbsp,

” Trump’s plan worked! The Dems were hysterical ninnies”.

Here in Tampa, our ex-head coach, Bruce Arians, had a mantra:” No risk it, no biscuit”. It means you gotta risk failing in order to get where you wanna be.

Where Trump wants to take us sounds excellent. America is up for the ride. ( For a little while, at least. )

Now he has to deliver us the biscuit. And that’s the reality of it.

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