Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro couldn’t contain his enthusiasm on a recent podcast episode as he praised former President Donald Trump’s triumphant win in Iowa, going so far as far as to label Trump’s return to the political scene as “the most amazing political comeback” since the era of Richard Nixon.
“We’re all living in The Trump Show. Since 2015, it’s now 2024,” Shapiro enthusiastically declared. He continued to expand on this metaphor, describing Trump’s political journey as if it were a long-running TV series. “Season 9 of Trump got greenlit, it got greenlit like during Season 6. So, the fact that Donald Trump has stuck around so long, it is an amazing durable story. I mean, it’s the most amazing political comeback, in a sense, since Richard Nixon.”
Shapiro then delved into the historical parallel, drawing comparisons between Trump’s resurgence and Richard Nixon’s own political trajectory. “Richard Nixon ran as vice president with Dwight Eisenhower. And then in 1960, he lost very narrowly to JFK. And then he went out into the wilderness, and then he came back in 1968, he won a sweeping victory against Hubert Humphrey… This is that.”
“The fact that Trump won in 2016, lost fairly narrowly in the electoral college in 2020, then has stuck around and come back and stuck around — he never really went away — in 2024 is, just on any level, is an amazing story. And the American people love an amazing story. And they kinda want to see the end of this movie — they want to see the end, what is the end of the Trump movie? How does season 9 of Trump end? That is, I think, what’s in a lot of Americans’ minds. Right, left, and center. And the story is a lot less interesting when Trump isn’t a part of it.”
Concluding his segment, Shapiro confidently predicted, “The ‘coming home effect’ of the Republican Party is on. Everybody is going to flow behind Trump, that’s the way this is going to go.”
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I wouldn’t call it ‘gushing’.
He is just stating the facts and this is where things are headed, like him or not…
Curious — why didn’t you mention THE rest of what Ben Shapiro said — such as that he personally supports Ron DeSantis and if he had voted in the Iowa caucus he would have voted for DeSantis.
This isn’t a Ben Shapiro gushes over Trump piece, it is a Ben Shapiro tries to give his honest analysis of where he thinks the election is piece (without letting his personal political preferences cloud his judgement).
The only reason I’m even commenting on this is because I think it’s about time that the media returns to covering stories honestly.
Sigh… He may be right, but it’s sad.
Nikki Haley is far more qualified and she is not an embarrassment, She has good values, is clear and straightforward, and behaves like a mensch.
Even though Trump has many good qualities and was the best friend that Israel could ever hope for, he is embarrassingly crass and infantile. That said, if Trump’s nomination as the Republican candidate is a given, he is the lesser of the two evils, as compared to senile, doddering, leftist Biden. It is not with pride that I would call either of them President of the United States. If Michelle Obama will replace Biden on the Democratic ticket as some predict, that could spell disaster. Bye-bye-den hasn’t a chance, but can Trump beat Obomination II (alternatively – O’beheima II)?
Berishos rabbonim and gedolim,
us leaders need to support the amazing President Donald J Trump as he will make life much better for all of us including the situation in Isreal
This article and headline is straight up inaccurate. If you ever listen to Ben Shapiro and surely if you are a regular viewer you would know that Ben is totally not a Trump fan. As well in this race he heavily pushed Ron DeSantis.
Aside from this, Ben doesn’t ‘gush’.
His words were the facts based on his analysis of the race and how the Iowa primaries turned out that Trump is the overwhelming likely nominee. And yes if Trump wins it will be the greatest comeback story since Nixon.
Report the news don’t fall for the typical media trap of sensational journalism.
Also, the article was written with the intention to make Ben look bad. It is clear from how it’s written and the words selected.
Why would this publication demonize or at least undermine the one openly Jewish religious commentator who openly supports nearly every tenet that I assume this writer believes?
Don’t grab clicks.
Which part of what Ben Shapiro spoke about did you disagree with? That fact that Donald Trump is again running for the GOP nomination or Ben’s very astute analysis of Nikki Haley’s chances? He was spot on.
He didn’t gush. He’s famously a never-Trumper, which garners him hate from certain elements of the right wing. I agree with him that Trump is not the best person to lead the United States. Can we TRY to elect a president who wasn’t successfully sued in a court of law for a violent crime against a woman (not to mention his visits to a certain Island)?