Donald Trump, Democrats obsessed with 2020, GOP should look to the future

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The Jan. 6 Commission is a Democratic campaign ad, a thinly veiled partisan exercise – aired in primetime, with the cooperation of a liberal press to bolster a failed Joe Biden presidency.

But rather than ignore it or look to the future, Donald Trump, the King Lear of Mar-a-Lago, decided to tweet er, Truth yet another statement confirming that he refuses to accept reality. January 6th was not simply a protest, he wrote, it represented the greatest movement in the history of our Country to Make America Great Again.

It wasn’t, of course. It was a national shame. One that neither Democrats nor Trump can stop obsessing over. Its time for Republicans to move on.

This isnt 2016, when the country was sleepwalking toward a Hillary Clinton coronation, and Trump was the only one pugnacious enough to say it doesnt have to be this way.

He refused to accept that the southern border should be lawless and that China should be allowed to steal jobs. He knew, unapologetically, that the economy flourished under low taxes and little government interference. He pulled off one of the most jaw-dropping upsets in American political history, and though the liberal media will never admit it oversaw a term of mostly peace and prosperity.

Former President Donald Trump recently wrote that January 6th “represented the greatest movement in the history of our Country to Make America Great Again.” Getty ImagesDonald Trump has become a prisoner of his own ego.APSupporters of President Trump storm the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

But Trump has become a prisoner of his own ego. He cant admit his tweeting and narcissism turned off millions. He wont stop insisting that 2020 was stolen even though hes offered no proof that its true.

Respected officials like former Attorney General Bill Barr call his rants nonsense. This isnt just about Liz Cheney. Mitch McConnell, Betsy DeVos, Mark Meadows they all knew Trump was delusional. His own daughter and son-in-law testified it was bull.

Trumps response? He insults Barr, and dismisses Ivanka as checked out. He clings to more fantastical theories, such as Dinesh DSouzas debunked 2,000 Mules, even as recounts in Arizona, Georgia and Wisconsin confirm Trump lost.

The pro-Trump mob breaks into the US Capitol.Getty ImagesTrump supporters climb into the Capitol through a broken window.REUTERS

Meanwhile, reports that Trump was pleased that the Jan. 6 crowd chanted for Vice President Mike Pence to be hanged a truly reprehensible sentiment makes him unworthy for the office. Trump cant look past 2020. Let him remain there.

Look forward! The 2024 field is rich. You have Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, former UN ambassador Nikki Haley… the list goes on. All candidates who embrace conservative policies without the preoccupations of the Don.

A rioter charges at cops at the barricade line outside the US Capitol.APVideo of the Capitol riot is played on a screen during a House Select Committee hearing to Investigate the January 6th Attack.AFP via Getty Images

Consider: Even if Trump, at 78, managed to win the presidency in 2024, who would work for him, now that hes betrayed every competent person on his former staff?

The motivations of the Democrats are purely political, but that doesnt make the events of January 6 right. The best argument Trumps people can cling to is that the Capitol building wasnt properly secured. The committee would look far less partisan by scrutinizing these claims. But whats the logic? You knew Trump was going to incite a mob, so you should have brought in more troops? Trump himself doesnt deny that he wished the rioters had succeeded in overturning the election.

Donald Trump lost in 2020. Joe Biden is a disaster as president. Both are true. The nation has been through enough pain and mismanagement for a generation. We need a fresh start.

Tune out the Jan. 6 hearings and binge-watch the new season of Stranger Things. Unsubscribe from Trumps daily emails begging for money. Then pick your favorite from a new crop of conservatives. Look to 2022, and 2024, and a new era. Lets make America sane again.

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