For Trump, America succeeding is the best revenge

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Suzanne Downing
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Donald Trump on Meet the Press on NBC, Dec. 8, 2024

“I’m really looking to make our country successful. I’m not looking to go back into the past,” Trump said during his first major mainstream media interview since being elected president for the second time. “I’m looking to make our country successful. Retribution will be through success.”

In an interview on NBC’s Meet the Press, he said he would act quickly to pardon J-6ers, the Jan. 6, 2021 protesters who entered (and some who did not enter) the Capitol in an effort to halt the certification of the 2020 election of Joe Biden.

“I’m going to be acting very quickly. First day,” Trump told Kristen Welker, and he called the criminal justice system corrupt.

“I know the system. The system’s a very corrupt system. They say to a guy, ‘You’re going to go to jail for two years or for 30 years.’ And these guys are looking, their whole lives have been destroyed. For two years, they’ve been destroyed. But the system is a very nasty system.”

But it won’t be a blanket pardon, he said, saying he’d make exceptions, “If somebody was radical, crazy.”

He described the J-6ers as “living in hell. They’ve been in there for years, and they’re in a filthy, disgusting place that shouldn’t even be allowed to be open.” About 645 defendants have been sentenced to varying levels of incarceration, from a few days to as long as 22 years. 

As for the highly controversial House committee members like former Rep. Liz Cheney and Rep. Bennie Thompson, who investigated the Jan. 6 surge on the Capitol, Trump said some of them “should go to jail,” but he added it would be up to Attorney General nominee Pam Bondi to decide whether to pursue people like Cheney or the Department of Justice special counsel Jack Smith, who has recently dropped all of his charges against Trump, post-election.

Trump also said that his nominee for FBI director, Kash Patel, would have an obligation to pursue corruption, but said that as president he will not direct such actions.

Kristen Welker throwing dagger eyes at Donald Trump. Photo credit: Screenshot from NBC.

From the outset and throughout the interview, Welker took an unfriendly and at times hostile stance toward the incoming president, but Trump remained his plainspoken self the entire interview.

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  2. Trump,works for the American people not the American media. Most of the media are ridiculous misinformation drama spewing clowns. Their careers are going to be short lived, We the people are sick of the mainstream media. 1/2 of Hollywood needs to leave the country they don’t deserve the place.

  4. Welker is a piece of disrespectful garbage. A very self-entitled affirmative action reporter, who Trump just destroyed by being polite to her. In your face Welker…….Trump got you good.

  5. A popular idiom coined by a particular political faction of the electorate several election cycles was “_DS” or ‘Bush’, or ‘Obama’, or ‘trump’ derangement syndrome used to describe unilaterally those in opposition or disagree with whomever is ‘us’ into a “deranged” category; to pronounce those ‘others’ who do not share ‘our’ views as mentally deficient with intent of declaring in a polarized manner that those with another differing point of view as ‘good’, or ‘all bad’ or crazy such as in a current state of political affairs –that ‘craziness’ is bad as based on one’s own groupthink definition.

    Although I was never a student in my father’s fourth grade class, as a teacher in ABSD more than 50 years ago ago, Pa brought home topics he used to expand the minds of his pupils to discuss at the dinner table. One of his favorite authors was Samuel Clemons and I recall some of the witticisms attributed to this significant American writer, “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it may be time to stop and reflect”, “Never argue with stupid people … “, “[A person] that carries a cat by the tail learns something [they] can learn no other way.” Like the construction of many accepted truisms, these seem to fit well with a large cross-section of folks. A favorite of mine is “”Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.” One quote I thought belonged to him, “I do not care to belong to a club that accepts people like me as members” has been attributed to Groucho Marx. Whatever.

    From the AI generated summary on the internet in a prescient novel published in 1949 “opposite things are described through the concept of “doublethink,” where the government deliberately uses language and propaganda to make people believe contradictory ideas simultaneously [such as headache-inducing] slogans “War is Peace,” “Freedom is Slavery,” and “Ignorance is Strength.””

    In that novel, the government actively works to quash dissent and suppress critical thinking by altering and distorting history for distorted and unreliable definition of the current narrative (not unlike the now-popular book-bans that attempt to deem something collectively ‘unfavorable’ about the librarian-approved reading matter, selectively favoring privatization of foundational educational topics of young people, disparaging complex discussions about the history of our nation, and scientific basis of public health measures, and exaggerating the irrelevancy of gender-changing in kids in the grand scheme of societal and cultural growth).

    A tactic described in the novel is to rename actual events, and governmental functions as a Ministry of Truth employed to devise lies for brainwashing (which sounds a lot like a ‘Department of Government Efficiency’) among other interesting concepts which might NOT be so fictional as Eric Blair devised in his bestseller to show the dystopian intent of forcing people to redefine and accept the opposite of what is commonly accepted as truth from previous understanding.

    I urge those interested in stretching the untested elasticity of their minds to reread ‘1984’ by George Orwell.

      • Perhaps to identify the incoming administration as a totalitarian establishment. Must like some posters on here where it’s my way or the highway with little appreciation for any view other their own.

        • My view Greg is loving America and trying to leave a better place for our kids and grand kids. But the current select few crooked politicians are making that difficult. The American people are not stupid though they are slow to wake up. But when they do these corrupt bastards better look out. Same goes for the media they better watch out.

        • I always look at both sides, but these last 4 years have been true misery. Tell me one good thing that has happened. I’m listening…

        • Greg?
          You are Mrs. N?
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          And, the incoming administration is totalitarian? The President elect who wanted Roe v. Wade overturned because it took authority away from the States? That totalitarian?
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          Or, perhaps we can look back at the glory years of Republican Presidents when GW Bush pushed for the most intrusive law ever passed by any administration. The Patriot act stripped away from the average citizen rights formerly protected by the 4th, 5th, and 6th Amendments. But… Trump is the totalitarian. Got it.

        • I’d really like to understand a cohesive Republican view of the upcoming four years under the next administration, without doublespeak, in addressing increasing gun violence, lowered male lifespans, improvement in mental health outcomes, expanded access to mass transportation (of which has been shown improved quality of life), transferred dependence from non-renewable energy resources to prevailing readily available wind, hydroelectric, geothermal sources, for starters. Rereading ‘1984’ and a couple of other more meaty tomes (maybe, even Luke and Paul) could provide some preparation for Project 2025. What would Mr Forkner suggest for those who could use a little more elasticity?

  6. The Biden Administration has been appalling, a wet blanket suffocating America. If President Trump can turn the ship of state around, it will be a huge success and a soothing, avenging tonic to the American soul.

    • How would that be? Record oil production, low unemployment, excellent job growth, stock market booming, etc. What exactly is he going to turn around? Inflation is the result of corporations maximizing profit as people have money to spend. Corporate greed is what drives inflation as there is demand for the products and they are willing to charge as much as they can. It is the reason prices are up all over the world.

      • Letting people go back to work after the panicdemic shutdowns is not job growth.
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        And, inflation is the introduction of more currency into the system. When a corporation holds their profit margin steady, but the cost of goods and services goes up, so does profit. Try learning a small amount about economics before you start spouting off headlines.

  8. Preventing and ending America’s success is at the very core of the (D)democrat establishment. Must like the (D)ems in Juneau are with the governor, the national (D)em establishment cannot let trump have a win. To make Trump and America lose is a win for them.

  9. He can start by getting the funds to make the gas pipeline a reality. Design and build it with fiscal restraint. Should be a win/win for all. Let’s let the art of the deal show us his stuff.

  10. At what point does the law actually convict a politician and government employees for the treason , theft and discrimination like us sheep have happen with swat raids and charges made up to convict anti government ideas.

    • The law is supposed to work for the tax payers not their puppet masters. It’s going to take a good bunch of deeds to get this armed clown show back in my good graces. I think the FBI is probably so corrupt that they will need disbanding and start over. I truly believe they threaten our elected officials and do whatever they want.

  11. I’ll consider the Trump administration successful if the missiles stay in the silos. Anything more will be gravy.

    1504 days and counting.

    • You can not judge success by keeping weapons in the ready and not use them if to protect society. President Trump was the only president in my adult life that did not get us into a conflict any where in the world. I will not say if he does that again that we are safe. If you do not meet aggression with aggression than you will become a failure. We all pray and especially me and my family because I have a daughter who is currently serving as I did for 23 years that we do not have to meet the enemy on the battlefield. We do have to be ready to meet them if our safety and sovereignty is invaded.

  12. Donald Trump is an amazing gentleman! He is significantly smarter than the media and a master of his political ideas – and has the courage to stare down the media snakes and their lies. The photo of Welker says it all – President Trump bested the interviewer at their own game. This one I might have enjoyed watching… I’m looking forward to DJT’s success in the restoration of American success.
    I’m not looking forward to 12 more years of the media (not meaning you, MRAK) lying to us trying to destroy President Trump, his policies, and his successor. How do we preserve free speech and a free press while eliminating the msm communist propaganda machine? The devil is the father of lies.

  13. If DJT can keep his cool like he did on Meet the Press, he will own the media, and the hearts of the people.

  14. There is nothing like success, Mr. President, to leave your adversaries babbling! God grant you success: leave ’em babbling and stumbling over themselves. When your adversaries are in a quandary, God is with you!

  15. President Trump’s revenge will indeed be ‘success’. That has been his guiding light throughout his entire life. However, the corruption throughout the government is so widespread and daunting that it must be dealt with. There must be consequences for the widespread weaponization of agencies & institutions and people. Corruption cannot end up being rewarded. The key to all this will be the declassification of volumes of documents & other information so the public will understand and probably be incensed enough to demand accountability. It will then be obvious what the course of action must be taken. This will not be ‘revenge’, it will be justice.

  16. America succeeding may be the best revenge, but going after his enemies with the same ruthlessness that they went after him is justice …

  17. Trump plans to let an unlimited number of Indians migrate into America. For economic growth, or whatever.
    While boomers will benefit from their home value going up from additional competition for housing, everyone else in America will suffer. Lower wages, higher prices, more disunity in the social fabric. More education money being spent on ESL programs, more diversity mandates in the public and private sectors.
    This is the boomers legacy. A final middle finger to younger generations as they deplete social security and make their children & grandchildren minorities in their own country.

    • I read that he was going to give everybody a green card as long as they had a college degree or were working for one.
      I kind of think that’s already been tried with all the student visas that have been given out and then they disappeared into the mix. I know he just wants to let the smartest of the smart and to the country.So the country can benefit from their knowledge in theory, that sounds good.

    • After Trump left office his border wall was halted and parts removed. We don’t know how many illegals have crossed. 20M? 30M? 50M? We don’t know. Biden and the Democrats, here’s where you can lay blame. Go to the real problem as opposed to blaming a demographic.

    • Have you met any of these Indian immigrants?
      I don’t think you actually have. Because every Indian I have met that moved to the USA has publicly adopted an American attitude. They embrace our culture and ideals. What they do in their own home is their choice, but in public, they love America and the opportunities it presents to them. They are hard working, and patriotic to their newly adopted land.
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      On the other hand, the invaders the Biden administration is welcoming across both our southern and norther borders does NONE of that. The negatives you cite; social disunity, diversity mandates, etc… are all products of the flood of useless invaders flowing in under the current administration’s open borders policy.
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      Trump has made it clear (if you actually listen to what he says, instead of just reading the headlines) that immigration is perfectly OK, but immigrate and adopt and support the ideals that made the USA the greatest nation on earth. Do not try to turn it into the country you just left.

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