Another Imperfect Leader Seeks More Perfect Union

The Australian | November 9, 2024

America’s imperfect leaders have helped build a nation that aspires to be its best and to be a beacon of hope for the world. Its people tolerate imperfection in its leadership provided the goal embodied in the constitution is never forgotten.

Donald Trump has been impeached twice, convicted as a felon, and bankrupt more than once. Yet he has just been elected with four million more votes than Kamala Harris on a policy platform that is entirely consistent with his first-term agenda. Perhaps it is now time to put the personal vitriol aside because, although he is imperfect, everyone needs him to succeed.

While Trump’s rhetoric makes people cringe, his great strength, when trust for political leaders everywhere is at its lowest, is that he is authentic. Trump does not mask his weaknesses. In fact, he even plays them up so everyone is fully aware of what he is and what he is not. He says what he thinks.

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