By Chuck Norris
Donald J. Trump successful two non-consecutive phrases is a feat just one different president has accomplished earlier than: Grover Cleveland, who served because the twenty second president after the 1884 election, and because the twenty fourth president after the marketing campaign of 1892.
Watching Trump develop into America’s 47th president of the US, I used to be reminded of one more president who additionally wasn’t anticipated to win however did: Ronald Reagan, America’s 40th president who served two consecutive phrases from 1981-1989.
I’ll always remember, in 1980, when Reagan was operating for his first time period. He was not a typical politician both. That’s the reason the Democratic Occasion was going to do all the things doable to maintain him from attending to the White Home.
Nevertheless, the folks of America, together with me, felt Reagan can be an excellent president. All of us noticed him as a powerful chief, a person of honor, and a person who cared for all of the folks. He additionally had an excellent humorousness, which was an extra attraction.
When Reagan received the presidency in 1980, the Democratic Occasion couldn’t imagine they misplaced, identical to when president Trump received the bid for the White Home in each 2016 and 2024. The Democrats regarded Reagan equally then as they view Trump as we speak, not precisely with fondness.
Whereas Reagan was the president of our nice nation, I had the distinction of assembly him and the First Girl.
In the future Nancy Reagan’s assistant referred to as my workplace. She defined that the First Girl was having a tennis movie star occasion on the White Home, and she or he wished to ask me.
My assistant stated she would name me after which let her know if I’d be capable of make it to the occasion.
When my assistant referred to as and defined Mrs. Reagan’s private invitation, I replied that I undoubtedly wished to go.
However then after I hung up the telephone, it dawned on me that I had by no means performed tennis in my life!
So, I employed a tennis trainer to provide me ten days of intensive classes earlier than I needed to fly to Washington, D.C.
It was lots of enjoyable taking part in within the White Home tennis occasion. I had a good time. I didn’t play so nice, however at the least I didn’t embarrass myself.
After the occasion, these taking part have been all invited to a particular night on the White Home, throughout which we’d have the chance of assembly president Reagan.
Once I met him in individual, I instantly knew that he was not solely a tremendous man but in addition an excellent chief for our nation.
I bear in mind when Reagan ran for his second time period in 1985. The Democratic Occasion leaders once more have been making an attempt their greatest to beat him with their presidential candidate, Walter Mondale of Minnesota.
However Reagan had accomplished an unbelievable job in his first 4 years, so folks from all political persuasions—Republicans, Independents and even Democrats–reelected him. And as historical past recorded, he went on to be a fair better second time period president, carrying out issues like bringing down the Berlin Wall.
I used to be once more invited a number of years later to an occasion on the White Home. This time I had the pleasure and honor to speak slightly extra with the president and First Girl. They have been essentially the most fantastic folks I had ever met.
Now, let’s speak in regards to the second president who was additionally not purported to win: that’s proper, Donald J. Trump.
Let me let you know how I first met Trump in 1974. Sure, 1974, when Donald was solely about 28 years previous, and I used to be solely 34. Even then he was doing effectively as a businessman.
I had received the World Martial Arts Championship in 1968 and held the title till 1974, at which era I made a decision to retire from skilled combating.
Once I knowledgeable the promoter of the World Championship that I used to be retiring, he made an enormous deal out of it. I advisable Invoice Wallace struggle in my place. Invoice fought and went on to win the world title, too.
The promoter advised me that Trump was going to be within the viewers to see the world championships. Whilst a younger man, Trump was very well-known and appreciated.
As I walked down from the platform, he was standing there and got here as much as me, put his hand on my shoulder and stated, “Why did you retire so quickly?!”
I replied, “I’m 34 years previous, have held the world title for six years, and I’ve determined it’s time to transfer on with my life.”
Trump requested me, “What are your plans now?”
I defined that I had wished to develop into an actor, and that I had filmed a film with Bruce Lee in 1972 and actually appreciated it.
Donald checked out me sq. within the eyes and stated, “I’ve a sense you’re going to do effectively as an actor.” Then, he merely rotated and walked off.
A decade or two later, after I filmed more than a dozen popular action movies, Trump and I encountered one another once more at an expert wrestling occasion. The truth is, somebody captured the second on video here (opposite to the title of it, it was not the primary time I met Trump.).
Over the many years, I watched Donald Trump develop as a businessman. I’d learn articles about him and browse a number of of his insightful books. I used to be very impressed by his optimistic and constructive angle.
I’m amazed it was 50 years in the past that I first met Trump. Then and now, he hasn’t modified a bit, besides he’s acquired a complete lot wealthier and serves in essentially the most highly effective function within the free world.
Although I used to be slightly stunned when he initially ran for president, I actually wasn’t shocked when Trump received in 2016. It was time we had an actual businessman cope with the mess in Washington, D.C.
He didn’t come from “the institution.” He was an outsider. As everybody is aware of now, he’s not a typical politician, not even shut. Say what you’ll about him, anybody who has gone by what he has (together with nearly being assassinated twice), and remains to be prepared to function president with out pay a second time, has earned his place in historical past.
Democratic Occasion leaders swore that after Ronald Reagan received the presidency in 1979, they’d by no means permit a celeb to win once more. However one did.
When Trump was competing towards Hillary Clinton in 2016, mainstream media and Democratic leaders unloaded on him and have been completely satisfied that Hillary would win. They have been flawed.
In 2024, it was one huge déjà vu. This time, not solely the Republicans however Independents and tons of Democratic People reelected Trump again into workplace when he competed towards Biden and Harris. He even received all of the swing states and the bulk vote.
Many (if not most) thought lighting would by no means strike twice for Trump, particularly after he stepped away from the White Home in 2020 for 4 years. But it surely did, even after a full decade that his adversaries tried to disparage him, impeach him, imprison him and even assassinate him.
Amazingly, Trump has stayed robust and continues to struggle (struggle, struggle) to make America nice once more. One factor that’s tough to disclaim: He undoubtedly needs America to win.
Now, it’s our flip to do our greatest to help and pray for him and his amazing league of cabinet leaders, so that America can lastly expertise a stronger economic system, a safe border, decrease crime and a greater worldwide place on the earth.
America and People have been hurting and even in disaster for a lot too lengthy, from pure disasters to financial freefall and world dominance, and it’s excessive time we collectively turned that round.
In a previous version of WND’s Whistleblower, lately deceased historian Dr. Lee Edwards, the writer or editor of 25 books and the Former Distinguished Fellow in Conservative Thought on the Heritage Basis’s B. Kenneth Simon Middle for American Research, hit the nail on the top: “We will come by this disaster as we’ve got different challenges in our [248]-year historical past, following the instance of leaders reminiscent of Reagan, who reminded us in his first inaugural handle simply what sort of folks we’re. The disaster we face, Reagan stated, requires our willingness to imagine in ourselves, ‘to imagine that collectively, with God’s assist, we are able to and can resolve the issues which now confront us. And in any case, why shouldn’t we imagine that? We’re People.’”
Dr. Edwards’ ideas remind me of the revolutionary large Thomas Paine, who would possibly as effectively have been talking to our time in his work “The American Disaster,” when he wrote: “These are the occasions that strive males’s souls; the summer season soldier and the sunshine patriot will, on this disaster, shrink from the service of his nation; however he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and lady. Tyranny, like hell, isn’t simply conquered; but we’ve got this comfort with us, that the more durable the battle, the extra superb the triumph.”
