Gary Franks: For Trump – God is good… Trump’s work is clearly not finished

Being at the Republican National Committee convention in Milwaukee this week to witness the first public appearance of former President Donald Trump following the failed assassination attempt was one of my most emotional campaign experiences.

Thank God Trump, who was just a mere inch or so away from death, is alive and well. Trump’s work on Earth is not done.

A deranged young man was averted in his aim when Trump slightly turned his head. That bullet was meant to kill the former president. Hopefully the young man was not inspired by the words of President Joe Biden’s ads to put Trump in his “bulls-eye.” Thankfully, the bullet hit Trump’s ear. The shooter’s other shots unfortunately killed one person and gravely injured two others. Prayers go out to their families.

Politically speaking, Biden is still clinging onto the Democratic nomination for president. Altering the Democratic Party rules on the timing of primaries and the national convention have helped Biden politically. He makes the correct moves when it affects him directly, but loses that charm when addressing the needs of Americans.

After all, the often angry Biden brags about getting 14 million votes in his primary while forgetting to mention that millions of Democrats voted “present.” In other words when competing against “himself,” Biden still could not get the entire Democrat vote.

The letter “D” appropriately does more than just represent “Democrat.” It also is symbolic of the kind of political party they are today. The D also represents a party in denial, a delusional party, a disingenuous party, a defiant party, a party full of distortions and a deceptive party. All while being a very angry party.

Biden should see the light or strike a deal with the responsible Democratic leaders for a graceful departure and help prevent the slaughter of the Democratic Party up and down the ballot.

But who am I to give advice? I didn’t even have my fellow Yalie, author of a compelling life story, a Marine, and a highly intelligent and articulate young man — Ohio Senator J.D. Vance — as the“leading candidate” for vice president. He is a solid choice, however.

Biden has merely used Vice President Kamala Harris as an insurance policy to cause pause for any attempt to remove him. He has been quick to remind people of this in subtle ways. Biden has always professed that you do not have to be better than the “Almighty,” just better than the “alternative.” But is that rapidly changing?

Is Trump a threat to democracy? Maybe that was a good argument in 2016 when we had no idea what a Trump presidency would be like, but not now.

It is like saying in the middle of their careers that Willie Mays, Michael Jordan and Tom Brady should not be allowed to play their respective sports.

Trump was president, the top political position in the land. Mays climbed the highest of hills as a top baseball player. Jordan and Brady were at the apex of professional basketball and football respectively. They all had much more to give to the public (as in Trump’s case).

You may not like the way they played, the team they played for or their persona, but you cannot say they could not play the game.

To try to convince Americans otherwise is being truly deceptive and disingenuous. Then to say that if they did play the “game,” they would destroy the game is even more ludicrous.

The election should be on their records. For example, with Trump we had no wars, low inflation and low gas prices. On Biden’s watch we had 600,000 covid-related deaths; on Trump’s watch, 424,000. During Biden’s tenure we have also seen hundreds of thousands deaths from fentanyl. During Trump’s presidency, our international foes greatly feared and respected America, while Biden merely makes “friends” with his friends (NATO). Under Trump, we had a far more secure Mexican border. For all the above, there is no comparison.

Life and death are determined by God. God does and can change things.