As the weather warms up and Donald Trump gets to work spring-cleaning Washington, D.C., I’m starting to wonder: Did the Democrats leave tripwires and booby traps for him as he drains the swamp?
There are things I approve of — the return of federal workers and cracking down on the worst elements at the border — but some things I don’t buy into, like blaming DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) for the American Airlines crash that killed over 60 people in Washington, D.C.
I’m no fan of Joe Biden, but millions of flights happened under his watch without a catastrophe like this. This happened within one week of Trump taking office. Take ownership.
Trump supporters, don’t get cocky
A lot of Trump supporters are spiking the football, bragging about how the Democratic Party is dead. Slow down.
I lived through Obama’s first term. After his landslide victory, everyone said the Republican Party was finished. Then came the Tea Party, more radical and stronger than ever.
Democrats are not dead. If Trump doesn’t play his cards right, people will resent him, and the Democrats will rise again.
People elected Trump to fix what was broken — not to throw salt on the wound.
Trump’s biggest obstacle — The media
If Trump doesn’t figure out how to rein in the media, they will spin every move he makes into a doomsday narrative. I don’t know how anyone can still call these outlets “news.” NPR, ABC, CNN, The New York Times — they’ve abandoned journalism and turned into nothing more than a propaganda arm of the Democratic Party.
Outlets have 24/7 anti-Trump hysteria. They don’t even pretend to hear both sides anymore. Forget conservatives — they’ve blacklisted even left-wing independents like Jimmy Dore, Russell Brand, and Tim Pool simply for questioning the establishment.
But the public is waking up — and the mainstream media’s stranglehold on public opinion is slipping fast.
The media has mastered the art of manipulation — using the poor, elderly, and disabled as human shields. They scream that Trump wants to cut school lunches, defund Meals on Wheels, throw grandma off Social Security, and abandon the disabled.
It’s propaganda — pure and simple. Lies, distortions, and twisting the facts. The truth is, Trump won because Americans were fed up with politics as usual.
To my fellow Trump supporters — We have to be smart
Some Trump supporters are too eager to blame everything on DEI.
The bodies weren’t even cold from the American Airlines crash before people started parading a transgender woman, Jo Ellis, as responsible.
Then, she made a video saying she’s alive — and Trump supporters looked ridiculous.
If we want to win arguments, we have to use facts, not conspiracies.
Immigration: Focus on the right problem
I support deporting criminals, but not every immigrant is a freeloader. I’ve seen Americans panhandling in front of “Help Wanted” signs while immigrants take those jobs, work hard, and try to build a life.
They’re not all in gangs, slinging dope, or committing crimes — many just want a shot at a better life. If I lived in a poorer country, I’d try to come here too. Instead of demonizing immigrants, maybe we should hold corrupt world leaders accountable for creating the conditions that force their citizens to flee.
That being said, Democrats do not serve the interests of immigrants. If you wouldn’t leave your own front door wide open, why do you think it’s okay to leave America’s borders unprotected?
Democrats scream about the horrors of slavery yet ignore the human trafficking happening at the border. Women are being sold into sex slavery, and drug cartels are exploiting the system. And what did the last administration do about it?
Nothing.
Democrats have lost their way
I voted for Trump, but I want Democrats to be serious again. Right now, they’re a joke.
They talk about Medicare for All, free college, reparations, and paid maternity leave. But once in power, what do they push? Sanctuary cities, corrupt teachers’ unions, and defunding the police.
No wonder Trump won in a landslide. People want sanity and common sense. They want their kids to learn reading, writing, and arithmetic — not excessive pronouns or that America is an irredeemable, racist country.
They want our tax dollars building roads here in America — not funding Ukraine.
No extremism — just common sense.
I’m not an extremist. I look at both sides.
I’m not pro-Israel or pro-Palestine — both have committed atrocities. Neither side is innocent. We should be able to say that without a well-funded special interest group trying to destroy us. I’m ecstatic federal workers are coming back. If people want to quit, fine. This should have been done years ago.
But Washington needs to look in the mirror. I didn’t cause food prices to skyrocket. I didn’t create the crime wave. I didn’t let businesses collapse. Listen to your voters instead of spreading lies no one believes.
When Democrats stop pushing unpopular issues — like health care for unauthorized immigrants or abortion rights for men in transition — and start talking like regular Americans, things will change.
Until then, Democrats will keep losing. America is moving on without them.
Jeffery McNeil is an artist and vendor with Street Sense Media. Read more of his writing on his X, @
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