Last week, we examined some of Donald Trump’s cabinet picks and found that many of them are actually more MIGA (Make Israel Great Again) than MAGA (Make America Great Again). Unfortunately, that trend has continued and requires further commentary.
Donald Trump shocked Washington by announcing Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz as his pick to be the next Attorney General (AG). As you may know, Gaetz withdrew himself from consideration for the AG role, and in his place, Trump nominated former Florida AG Pam Bondi.
Donald Trump introduced MAGA to American voters during the 2016 presidential campaign. MAGA (Make America Great Again) was a shorthand for Trump’s America First political platform of lower taxes, less government regulation, border control, ending foreign wars, and re-industrialization.
MAGA was back again in 2024, and, once again, the message of America First proved popular with voters. The name “America First” dates to the 1930s and 1940s, when concerned American patriots wanted to keep America out of the brewing wars in Europe and Asia. Perhaps the best-known spokesman of this movement was the famed aviator Charles Lindbergh, who has been described as “a leading voice of opposition to U.S. involvement in World War II.”[1] The America First Committee’s influence came to an end with the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.[2]
He could have given us the Monstrous Regiment, but he didn’t. He could have given us a president who was in part responsible for releasing a millions-strong welfare migrant horde on our nation, but he didn’t. He could have given us a president who has openly attacked our First Amendment right to free speech, but he didn’t.
In short, America, much like Donald Trump in Butler, PA, dodged a bullet last week. As the psalmist says, “He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.”
The polls show that Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are neck and neck coming into election day. This has been the case since Harris replaced Joe Biden in what amounted to a palace coup in July 2024. These polls have never seemed right to me any more than those that showed Joe Biden neck and neck with Donald Trump in 2020.
Harris has never been popular in national American politics, even among Democrats. If you think back to 2020, Harris was one of the odds-on favorites to win the Democratic presidential nomination. Yet, she was blown out of the water in a debate by Tulsi Gabbard, her support crashed, and she ended up pulling out of the race before the Iowa Caucuses. Harris did not win a single delegate in 2020. According to an article in The Hill, Harris “struggled to break 3% before dropping out.”[1] Further, she has consistently had some of the lowest approval numbers for any vice president.
Just like 2020, Harris did not win a single delegate during the 2024 primary season.
Lux Lucet 