Why I support Trump. After my service in the Marine Corps and after a stint in the aerospace industry, I spent 25 years with a large law enforcement agency in CA. During my career, 11 officers were killed in the line of duty, all personally known to me. Several were killed during Trump‘s tenure as president. During the National Law Enforcement Memorial Week, President Trump personally met with 3 of the widows of our officers who were recently killed and whose names were being added to the National Memorial. President Trump personally thanked them for their husbands service, for making the ultimate sacrifice. There was no fanfare, no media presence, in fact the media had zero knowledge. For this reason alone he has my vote.
For all of his faults and remember, there has been no one more scrutinized, he has a deep respect for law enforcement and the military too I believe. There are those on this forum who feel he doesn’t respect the military but I sincerely believe he does. Trump has clashed with a couple of high profile former generals that I’m aware of that I believe was likely more ego based than being disrespectful to the military, but even they would still vote for him when you look at the alternative.
With all this said, I’d have preferred that someone like DeSantis be the Republican nominee. Just too much drama with Trump and ordinarily sane people just become unhinged with the mere mention of his name. But, there isn’t anyone else, so I will vote for Trump. There is no dilemma for me. For most who dislike Trump, I believe there is no amount of evidence that will change their mind.