Why The Donald? US Republicans explain their Trump fever

Why The Donald? US Republicans explain their Trump fever
AFP By Ivan Couronne
2 hours ago

Richmond (United States) (AFP) - The boundless enthusiasm for American real estate tycoon Donald Trump, the brash billionaire who leads the Republican White House race, can no longer be explained as a passing fad. Why do supporters admire him so?

Many cite his personal success, his immunity from special interests, a grassroots populism, and his famous disregard for political etiquette.

Four months after launching his campaign, the 69-year-old Trump is the preferred presidential candidate of roughly one in four Republicans.

His events have drawn large crowds, including nearly 5,000 people who cheered him Wednesday at a raceway complex in Richmond, Virginia.

- Business savvy -

Trump never hesitates to tout his own triumphs, whether in the polls or his sprawling international property empire. "That's the kind of thinking we need in the country!" he boomed Wednesday, tapping a fingertip to his temple.

The word "businessman" reflexively crosses the lips of his supporters, assured it is a measure of his competence.

"Our country's hit the tipping point. We're paying out more than is coming in, and we need a businessman," said disillusioned real estate agent Terri Brennan, 50, among the first to arrive at the complex to see Trump.

Many compared presidential power to management of a corporation: a commander in chief must be adept at negotiation and firm in decision-making. Trump, they said, would do far better at "managing" Russia's Vladimir Putin than US President Barack Obama has.

And no matter if Trump does not know the name of this or that foreign leader.

"He didn't get to where he is by being a lone ranger," said Ireland-born Alice Butler-Short, 72, a retired paralegal who moved to the United States in the 1980s.

"He will have the right people around to advise him."

- Independence -

Trump, a billionaire many times over, reminded the crowd he is "not controlled by anybody."

For his fans, such independence is crucial. They applaud that he owes nothing to special interests or wealthy donors who would demand favors in return.

Trump's rivals see politics as "a job," Brennan said contemptuously.

As for Trump, "he's a statesman. That's the way our country started, statespeople," she added, referring to America's founding fathers who took time from their careers to serve the public.

Trump, who vows to self-fund his candidacy, speaks credibly about donor-politician scheming. He himself has poured big bucks into political campaigns of Democrats and Republicans alike, and recalled the overflowing gratitude with which past candidates received his checks.

Could Trump's presidential bid be one big publicity campaign to boost his brand's prestige?

"Oh please, he doesn't need publicity," said Butler-Short. "If I have $10 billion, do I need publicity?"

- America first -

Supporters embrace Trump's slogan, "Make America great again," and his policy planks that include deporting undocumented immigrants, winning trade wars with China and Japan, and lowering taxes.

"Without a border, we don't have a country," Trump stresses, renewing his pledge to build a wall on the border with Mexico to keep out undocumented immigrants.

At the heart of his message: America first, in the aftermath of an Obama presidency which Trump insists diminished US standing worldwide.

"President Obama leans too much on the side of foreign countries," complained student Thomas Rosado, 19.

Those in the ultra-conservative Tea Party movement, some of whom have gravitated to Trump, argue that Washington wastes too much money abroad.

"We should take care of our own here first" instead of sending it to "countries that hate us," said local Trump volunteer Annette Truelove.

"Use it to take care of our homeless veterans, our homeless children."

- Politically incorrect -

Finally, there is the provocative Trump style, the satisfaction supporters get in hearing him say aloud what many Americans think but keep to themselves.

"Politically correct is just destroying us," says Matthew Weiner, a defense contractor.

Supporters claim to be part of a "silent majority" popularized by president Richard Nixon and embraced by Trump.

While dismissive of the political class, many Trump backers give him a pass when it comes to his Democratic-leaning past, and appear indifferent to the prospect of Trump gaffes with foreign leaders on the international stage.

"He's going to be a Ronald Reagan plus plus," insists Butler-Short, thrilled at Trump's propensity for bombast over good manners.

"He's got what young people call 'the X-factor.'"

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Trump is real...

Trump is an "in your face" type of guy!


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Although he gets fuzzy with the, what comes next, he is the only candidate who unequivocally demands that illegal aliens get out our of ourcountry. And he has flatly stated that birthright citizenship is not required by the 14^th. Amendment.

Actually I guess Trump is not alone; Rick Santorum seems to be equally tough on the illegal alien invasion, but it appears highly unlikely that he can win the nomination.

Next to his tough stand on illegal immigration I love Trump because he is a real fighter. He is tough and radiates the energy of a real scrapper. When Trump says he will build a wall and make Mexico pay for it--I believe him. Patriots and most voters are tired of wimps who do not stand their ground , who talk like slick sales men, who believe in nothing of substance, who have no grand vision of history and the nations destiny. Little men with tiny souls, who squabble over minutia, and only get energized when they feel their selfish personal interest are in jeopardy. Men who believe in nothing greater than themselves and fight for nothing other than themselves.

This country is in a downward death spiral that accelerates more every day. Soon it will be irreversible. At desperate times like these it is going to take a really tough, street fighter to save our country. Of all the candidates Trump is the toughest. He reminds me of the WWII hero, General George Patton. Patton won battles and kicked the crap out of the enemy. Like Trump, Patton exuded energy and had a tough guy persona, a man's man. The kind of leader who men cheer, over come their fears and follow into the great danger of battle. And that is the kind of charisma Trump has, and that is why his supporters love him.

Charge to the sound of the cannons, men! Patton—oops--Trump 2016 !

We need to fight back on the legal front. Here in our state the voters denied illegals their own driver cards. But they are still running around everywhere! We HAVE to do better than that, because if we are just fighting back on one front they are advancing on two others.

So Trump will have to somehow get control over the liberal judges who keep awarding the invaders more and more decisions. People will go along with this because they are sheep.

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Although he gets fuzzy with the, what comes next, he is the only candidate who unequivocally demands that illegal aliens get out our of ourcountry.

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I still find it very concerning that he has not walked back his promise to give all the "good" illegals an expedited trip back here. Deporting a lot of illegals while allowing many of them a return ticket isn't exactly where most of us want to go with this. I, for one, would like to know exactly what his definition of "good" is. Good could actually mean every illegal that is a non-felon (that's a lot of illegals). Someone on another thread actually suggested Trump is lying about allowing illegals to return in order to gain favor with illegal immigrant advocates and supporters. Well, if Trump would actual lie about that, what else could he be lying about?

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I still find it very concerning that he has not walked back his promise to give all the "good" illegals an expedited trip back here. Deporting a lot of illegals while allowing many of them a return ticket isn't exactly where most of us want to go with this. I, for one, would like to know exactly what his definition of "good" is. Good could actually mean every illegal that is a non-felon (that's a lot of illegals). Someone on another thread actually suggested Trump is lying about allowing illegals to return in order to gain favor with illegal immigrant advocates and supporters. Well, if Trump would actual lie about that, what else could he be lying about?

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I share your concern about Trump’s revolving door ideas. But he is the strongest viable candidate on illegal immigration. The way I see it is one step at a time. First we seal the border which Trump is committed to do. Then we make them leave so they can not just walk back in Trump is committed to that. Trump is against the abuse of the 14^th.Amendment, the so-called “birthright citizenship.” Ending “birthright citizenship” would greatly reduce the travesty of “chain migration, “although he apparently has not addressed that issue.

Certainly had it not been for Trump illegal immigration would have remained a minor issue. The mere fact the GOP candidates were forced to talk about it and controlling the border and “birthright citizenship” has resulted in indifferent and ignorant Americans becoming aware of how pervasive and how serious the problem is. We can thank Donald Trump for that more than any other single person. Certainly the Marxist “news” media has done everything it can to ignore patriots fighting the, kill America by alien invasion lobby. He is committed to e verify and that will certainly discourage businessmen from giving American jobs to illegal aliens and remove the incentive for most of them to become permanent squatters. Of course there will still be welfare abuse by many of them but that too can be dealt with.

Trump has been given an A- rating by Numbers USA. Given his statements on the illegal alien invasion, I think he would be receptive to complaints patriots might have about further action on illegal immigration. We can work on the details once he is elected. All things considered I think Trump is the best viable candidate for our side to support.

Based on NumbersUSA website, the two areas that Trump hasn't responded to are visa lottery, which I'm sure he opposes, his pause/stop/curb legal immigration should have cleared him on this, and also chain migration, which again his pause/stop/curb legal immigration stance should have also cleared him on. If you read his immigration proposal, it should be clear that he wants to stop all legal immigration until Americans have their own jobs and plenty of them so that neither the job nor the wage are affected adversely in anyway.

NumbersUSA might want to re-evaluate their A- rating and get him up to at least an A.

When Trump talks about coming back in legally, the "good ones", he's talking about student visa holders who graduate from our colleges and universities. He thinks they should be able to stay if they want to. I'm differ with him on this. I think we need to stop the vast majority of student visas until every seat is filled by an American student, and then and only then would any remaining seats be allowed to be filled by foreign students and a huge bond posted to ensure they leave when they're supposed to.

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