CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY JANUARY 17, 2024
DONALD TRUMP WON IOWA…BIG. 51 PERCENT OF THOSE WHO VOTED IN THEIR CAUCUSES VOTED FOR TRUMP. VIVEK RAMASWAMY HAS WITHDRAWN AND ENDORSED TRUMP. ONLY RON DESANTIS AND NIKKI HALEY REMAIN, IF YOU DISMISS ASA HUTCHISON AS A VIABLE CANDIDATE.
THE MEDIA AND THE REST OF THE ESTABLISHMENT ARE SHOCKED AT TRUMP’S CONTINUED APPEAL WITH HIS LANGUAGE, BEHAVIOR AND LEGAL PROBLEMS. I’M NOT. WHAT THEY’VE MISSED IS THE ANGER THAT HAS BOILED OVER ABOUT WASHINGTON.
MANY PEOPLE ARE FED-UP WITH THE HIGH PRICES, OUR INVOLVEMENT IN WARS, THE OPEN BORDER, INFLATION, WHICH CAUSES HIGH FOOD AND GAS PRICES, HIGH MORTGAGE RATES AND SO MANY OTHER THINGS. THESE WERE UNDER CONTROL DURING TRUMP’S FOUR YEARS IN OFFICE. FORMER HOUSE SPEAKER NEWT GINGRICH APPEARED ON FOX TUESDAY NIGHT AND SAID TRUMP WILL NOT ONLY WIN THE NOMINATION, BUT HE WILL ALSO WIN THE WHITE HOUSE IN NOVEMBER.
THAT REMAINS TO BE SEEN GIVEN THE INDICTMENTS AND TRIALS HE IS FACING. ALSO, REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES WHO HAVE WON IN IOWA IN RECENT ELECTIONS DID NOT WIN THE PARTY’S NOMINATION. STILL, IT SEEMS NOTHING WILL BREAK THE GRIP TRUMP HAS ON HIS VOTERS. WHETHER THAT IS GOOD OR BAD FOR AMERICA WILL QUICKLY BE LEARNED SHOULD GINGRICH’S PREDICTION COME TRUE. I’M CAL THOMAS.
I’m not part of the political or media establishment, but I am likewise shocked at Trump’s iron grip on his base. Especially when so-called Christians are the main driving force behind such a lawless man. While the Left has perpetrated some outrages, supporting Trump is fighting God’s battles using the devil’s methods. As one preacher said in 2016, Hillary Clinton might persecute the church from without, but Trump would corrupt the church from within. While you have placed some distance between yourself and Trump, you need to ask whether you could do more to interdict the Kool-aid supply line (you referenced that in a recent article) . Ultimately it may require you getting a stronger handle on his lawlessness. You may want to read Matthew 24 about false prophets and false messiahs. I had mentioned 2 Thessalonians 2. Also read all the times he has said something to the effect “you can do anything” (grabbing women’s privates only one example). Sounds like “you shall be like God, knowing good and evil”. That might make you more supportive of ways to rein in such an evil man.