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This Daily Wire reporter talks to members of a Trump parade...in deep blue New Jersey...
The response was universal: these people love their country and they fear that the Democrats are trying to turn it into a one-party state. They believe in the Constitution. And, for all his faults ā which many freely admitted they didnāt like ā Trump, they said, also believes in the institutions of this nationā¦and he loves the country. They believe the Democrats, for reasons they cannot fathom, only focus on what is wrong with America and not whatās worked.
One woman spoke to me from her idling carās window, a pink āWomen For Trumpā rooftop flag snapping in the breeze. She feared what would happen to the courts and Congress if Democrats gained control. āI donāt think weāll recognize this country any more if this happens. And you know what? If Republicans were trying to pack the Supreme Court and end the Electoral College, Iād be just as upset.ā
Another woman agreed. She had a Spanish accent and so I dove further, as she was clearly an immigrant. It turns out she was from Cuba. āI am scared of what I see,ā she confided in me. āIn this country, if you work hard, you can make a good life for yourself. It was not that way in Cuba. This is what the communists did. They took control of the media. Made promises of all things for all the people. But they were lying. Socialism doesnāt work. It destroyed my country. I came here to get away from all that!ā
Yet another immigrant, this time from Italy, had a lot to say. I could have talked to him for hours. He lamented: āThis is the greatest country in the world. I came here when I was 21. I love this country. I donāt want to see it destroyed.ā But why Trump? I asked. āBecause he appreciates what a wonderful place this is. He loves it too. And Iāll tell you another thing,ā he said, clearly passionate in his concerns. āI have a gun, okay?ā (I told him my father was a combat veteran Marine and so he relaxed some. Clearly in New Jersey heās been conditioned to hesitate before speaking about guns as they are a touchy subject.) āI love guns. Itās my right. I have all the papers. My license. Iāve never shot anybody. I am a law-abiding gun owner. But I go to the range and I see these people outside with signs saying they donāt like guns. So I tell them āokay fine, then donāt buy one.ā But they want it so that I canāt buy one. Thatās not what this country is about. You do what you want.ā
What struck me too was the jovial, upbeat mood of the parade and those who lined the street to watch it go by, many waving American flags, all smiling. Clearly there was a lot of enthusiasm. And yet there was also an undertone of concern. This was about more than just the economy, or even COVID, neither of which I heard mentioned in the entire time I was there. This, for them, is a more existential matter. They see Trump as the only man who can stand up to the forces of nihilism and radical change for the worse as represented by the Biden/Harris ticket. And none of them believe that Joe Biden will be president even if he wins. They were more concerned about a President Harris.
The response was universal: these people love their country and they fear that the Democrats are trying to turn it into a one-party state. They believe in the Constitution. And, for all his faults ā which many freely admitted they didnāt like ā Trump, they said, also believes in the institutions of this nationā¦and he loves the country. They believe the Democrats, for reasons they cannot fathom, only focus on what is wrong with America and not whatās worked.
One woman spoke to me from her idling carās window, a pink āWomen For Trumpā rooftop flag snapping in the breeze. She feared what would happen to the courts and Congress if Democrats gained control. āI donāt think weāll recognize this country any more if this happens. And you know what? If Republicans were trying to pack the Supreme Court and end the Electoral College, Iād be just as upset.ā
Another woman agreed. She had a Spanish accent and so I dove further, as she was clearly an immigrant. It turns out she was from Cuba. āI am scared of what I see,ā she confided in me. āIn this country, if you work hard, you can make a good life for yourself. It was not that way in Cuba. This is what the communists did. They took control of the media. Made promises of all things for all the people. But they were lying. Socialism doesnāt work. It destroyed my country. I came here to get away from all that!ā
Yet another immigrant, this time from Italy, had a lot to say. I could have talked to him for hours. He lamented: āThis is the greatest country in the world. I came here when I was 21. I love this country. I donāt want to see it destroyed.ā But why Trump? I asked. āBecause he appreciates what a wonderful place this is. He loves it too. And Iāll tell you another thing,ā he said, clearly passionate in his concerns. āI have a gun, okay?ā (I told him my father was a combat veteran Marine and so he relaxed some. Clearly in New Jersey heās been conditioned to hesitate before speaking about guns as they are a touchy subject.) āI love guns. Itās my right. I have all the papers. My license. Iāve never shot anybody. I am a law-abiding gun owner. But I go to the range and I see these people outside with signs saying they donāt like guns. So I tell them āokay fine, then donāt buy one.ā But they want it so that I canāt buy one. Thatās not what this country is about. You do what you want.ā
What struck me too was the jovial, upbeat mood of the parade and those who lined the street to watch it go by, many waving American flags, all smiling. Clearly there was a lot of enthusiasm. And yet there was also an undertone of concern. This was about more than just the economy, or even COVID, neither of which I heard mentioned in the entire time I was there. This, for them, is a more existential matter. They see Trump as the only man who can stand up to the forces of nihilism and radical change for the worse as represented by the Biden/Harris ticket. And none of them believe that Joe Biden will be president even if he wins. They were more concerned about a President Harris.
