President Donald Trump spoke powerfully about the founding of the United States while at a Turning Point USA event.
With all of the problems in the world today, many of which directly impact Americans just trying to live their lives, it can be difficult to remember the amount of sacrifice that was required to build the United States. The fear of beginning something entirely new and untried, and the courage required to maintain conviction when it would have been much easier to go back to the old, comfortable ways, cannot be discounted.
Trump reminded the nation that Americans can do hard things because it is a nation built by men and women who were determined to do hard things to make things better for the future.
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.@POTUS: For years, we were ruled by fools who let every third-rate country push us around and bleed us dry — but those days are OVER. America was not founded by weak and timid men who cowered in the face of evil or sat by as danger loomed. Our ancestors knew exactly what to do… pic.twitter.com/GDcd8PpTHI
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) April 17, 2026
“Unlike past leaders, this administration does not apologize for American power, we are not ashamed of American might, and we do not hesitate to defend the American people which is what we’ve been doing for the last two months, because Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon, it’s very simple,” he stated. “For years, we were ruled by fools who let every third-rate country push us around and bleed us dry on trade and everything else they could get away with. They took advantage of us on trade, not anymore they’re not. But those days are over.”
“America was not founded by weak and timid men who cowered in the face of evil or sat by as danger loomed and let our country go to hell,” he added. “We are descended from the likes of George Washington, Andrew Jackson, Generals Ulysses S. Grant, Douglas MacArthur, General George Patton. Our ancestors knew exactly what to do with America’s enemies. Beat them and beat them good. That’s what they had to do.”
X users weighed in:
But what about when the enemies are already inside with support of government (taxpayer) funding?
— Phil Lerious (@phil_lerious) April 18, 2026
Not mentioned but also great Americans and amazing leaders of men:
General Dwight D. Eisenhower
General Robert E. Lee
General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson
General Sam Houston
Colonel Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt— Ryan Jordan (@RyanL_Jordan) April 18, 2026
Our ancestors didn’t draw fake red lines in the sand and bow to our enemies to appease them. They beat them and beat them good, never to be tested by them again.
This is the way! pic.twitter.com/6pkngZ3gEP
— Savannah Insights 🎙️ (@BasedSavannah) April 17, 2026
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Sierra Marlee is a millennial whose hunger for the truth in a world of fake news has led her to write. Marlee also contributes to BizPac Review.
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