Donald Trump Jr. told young Republicans attending a conference Sunday that letting liberal initiatives slide has gotten conservatives ...
Donald Trump Jr. told young Republicans attending a conference Sunday that letting liberal initiatives slide has gotten conservatives 'nothing' as he implored supporters to fight back against Democratic policies.
Speaking to a Turning Point audience in Arizona, the 43-year-old claimed conservatives have been playing T-ball for the past five decades as Democrats have been 'cheating' while playing hardball.
'We've turned the other cheek and I understand the biblical reference, I understand the mentality,' he said. 'But it's gotten us nothing.
'It's gotten us nothing while we've ceded ground in every major institution in our country.'
Trump Jr. spent much of his 30-minute speech decrying cancel culture, taking jabs at President Joe Biden and poking fun of 'woke-ism' as he bemoaned the liberal way of life.
Donald Trump Jr. told young Republicans attending a conference Sunday that letting liberal initiatives slide has gotten conservatives 'nothing'
He put out a rally cry to 'band together....[to] take on these institutions.'
'We are the front line of freedom,' he said to a cheering crowd. 'We are the front line of liberty.
'If we band together, we can take on these institutions, but we've got to do it together. If we get together, they cannot cancel us all.'
Don Jr gave a possible taster of policy issues his father could run on if he makes a 2024 White House bid.
No such announcement is expected until well after the 2022 midterm elections, but Trump Sr remains hugely popular with Republicans.
He stands a strong chance of beating Joe Biden, should the elderly president choose to run again, and Kamala Harris, who've both suffered tanking ratings over their handling of the economy, the border crisis, and the seemingly unending COVID cases that have once again begun to spike.
Meanwhile, a House Committee revealed last week that Trump Jr. sent panicked texts to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, urging outgoing president Donald Trump to 'condemn this sh*t' as rioters stormed the Capitol January 6.
The exchange indicated Trump Jr. knew the riots were 'out of hand', despite downplaying them publicly during the months following the insurrection.
Rep. Liz Cheney, the House Select Committee's vice chair, on December 13 read a number of text messages from Trump Jr. and others that 'leave no doubt that the White House knew exactly what was happening here at the Capitol.'
'[President Trump] has got to condemn this sh*t ASAP. The Capitol police tweet is not enough,' Don Jr. texted Meadows.
Meadows replied to the president's son: 'I'm pushing it hard, I agree.'
'Donald Trump Jr. texted again and again urging action by the president, "We need an Oval Office address. He needs to lead now. It has gone too far and gotten out of hand,"' Cheney told the committee on December 13.
Newly-reveal texts reveal that Trump Jr. was aware of the severity of the January 6 Capitol riots. He sent panicked texts to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, urging outgoing president Donald Trump to 'condemn this sh*t' as rioters stormed the Capitol
Trump Jr. publicly downplayed the riots but struck a different tone in frantic messages to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows
Former president Donald Trump
The politician's son on Sunday sharply criticized Biden's administration, lamenting its chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal and its relationship with Russia.
'Everyday when I wake up now, I feel like we must have hit bottom already,' Trump Jr. said. 'And that’s the one place where I said Joe Biden has overperformed. I thought it would take him at least four years to destroy America He’s a dominant force in blowing it.'
He also poked fun at liberal University of Pennsylvania for allowing a trans woman to compete on the woman's swim team.
Lia Thomas, who previously spent three years competing as a man, smashed two US records earlier this month while competing at a weekend contest, sparking fresh claims of unfairness.
Thomas, 22, put in an astounding performance at the Zippy Invitational Event in Akron, Ohio, that saw her finish the 1,650 yard freestyle 38 seconds ahead of her teammate Anna Sofia Kalandaze.
Lia Thomas, 22, (pictured after transitioning) is now dominating women's college swimming records
'There are women that work their a**es off they spent their lives trying to reach the pinnacle of success in a sport only to be beaten by 38 seconds in the 500 freestyle,' he said. ’Thirty-eight seconds in swimming is a long time.
'Where are the feminists? They're strangely silent on this one.'
His comments on the Bible riled up critics on social media, who called Trump Jr. out on undermining the book's lessons.
'So Donald Trump Jr. wants the MAGA to follow the blood thirsty part of the Bible?' tweeted @NostraSkepticMe.
Another user called the Trump family out on the scandals it faced during the 45th president's administration, including Trump's failed marriages, treatment of migrant children, and inaction on school shootings.
It's hardly the first time Trump Jr. has called on his followers to take a hard-fisted approach to politics.
Months after Trump fanatics stormed the capital after his family falsely claimed the 2020 election had been rigged, he slammed fellow Republicans for their willingness to 'lose gracefully.'
'There's no natural pushback,' Trump Jr. told Fox News' Sean Hannity. 'The Republicans aren't willing to do it. They have shown that over the decades.
'They'd just rather lose gracefully, I guess. That's not really a plan that I would go with, but it's what they've done.'
Some Twitter users called Trump Jr. out on his latest comments, with one referencing the scandals his family faced during the 45th president's administration, including Trump's failed marriages, treatment of migrant children, and inaction on school shootings.
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