In recent times, trying to play the role of healer and has been a weakness for Republicans, such as George W. Bush and Mitt Romney. But the other side had no intention of letting them get away with that.
These Republican presidents and candidates let themselves be turned into punching bags taking the crap thrown at them while trying to be perceived as "presidential" by remaining above it all. Remember, "Bush lied, people died!"?
Remember the full pass McCain and Romney both gave Obama on so many critical issues including his relationships with Frank Marshall Davis, Louis Farrakhan, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Bill Ayers, Bernadine Dohrn, Tony Rezko, Rashid Khalidi, George Soros, and others?
Now the liberals are outraged that President Trump refuses to play traditional Republican, that is, refuses to play patsy. Their heads have been exploding over it. Listen to the late night talk show crowd, Hollywood types, the pussy hat crowd, crazy Dem politicians, and Antifa
And then there’s the media itself, the big three broadcast networks, CNN and MSNBC. On these networks, Trump has been called a “white supremacist,” a “Nazi,” a “virus,” “unfit to be human,” a “bigot” and other lovely terms.
The abuse and hatred aimed at Trump, starting before his inauguration, has been unprecedented. It is why the role of healer has been not possible, and not appropriate. It's the same reason Israel has not been able to make peace with the Arabs. They want peace 100% on their terms
These are the people who intimidated and destroyed the reputation and presidency of GW Bush (who, regardless of what you thought of his politics was one of the most decent men to ever be president). He was totally disrespected and made to look weak, which set the stage for Obama.
Trump looks at Americans as just Americans regardless of sex, color, gender or any other characteristic. He doesn’t play the identity politics game that the left thrives on. Charles de Gaulle said “Nationalists put hate for other people first.” Trump’s answer: “I love my country”
Yes, there are white nationalists. Our country also has more than its share of communists, socialists, progressives and anarchists. But just as all left-wingers don’t fit into those categories, it’s unfair and outrageous to stick Trump with the label of white nationalist.
Trump is both a patriot and a nationalist who puts America and Americans first. He clearly loves our country and wants to see it succeed.. That’s been apparent in all the interviews he has given over the years. But he will not be bullied by these people.
