Something remarkable recently passed unnoticed. Trump spoke at Charlie Kirk’s memorial but didn't champion Christian charity.  He advocated a decidedly Old Testament approach (one finding unanimous support on these pages): 

He was a missionary with a noble spirit.  …He did not hate his opponents, he wanted the best for them.  That's where I disagreed with Charlie.  I hate my opponent.  I don't want the best for them.  I'm sorry Erika.  … And maybe they can convince me that that's not right, but I can't stand my opponent. 

Who preaches hatred while eulogizing “a missionary”? 

Trump spoke deliberately. 

He’s preparing America for war while placing enemies on notice.  He doesn’t support understanding the sinner and seeking to reform him.  He hates the sinner and the sin. 

In domestic politics (or politics projected outward as foreign policy), anything else becomes suicidal.  America reformed Japan and Germany only after bombing them into submission. 

It's contrary to “America First” isolationists’ childish beliefs that America can withdraw within its borders, ignoring the world, as foreign actors continuously plot our destruction.  Becoming mired in years-long counterinsurgencies isn’t the same as preemptive strikes to proactively interdict planned attacks, e.g., Iran’s nuclear program. 

The year 2025 began with a 3:15 a.m. New Orleans Islamic attack on New Year’s Day (13 dead, 57 injured). 

Syria’s “former” ISIS/al-Qaida leader bears responsibility. 

The National Counterterrorism Center, under the ONDI, released a minimalist

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