Trump Did Not Create Any of This

A lot of people, including some so-called conservatives, act like Trump is the reason things are the way they are, but that is completely backwards. Iran has been a terrorist state since 1979, illegal immigration has been a persistent problem for decades, the media has been…

— Hans Mahncke (@HansMahncke) April 4, 2026

… corrupt and fraudulent since time immemorial, NATO has been freeloading on U.S. security guarantees since 1949, Europe’s energy problems started long before 2016, Ukraine and Russia have been at war since 2014, Xi has been running the CCP since 2012, and the list goes on. Trump did not create any of this, he just pointed it out, forced everyone to see it, and has been trying to confront it head on.