By Philip Orenstein

On September 18th, President Trump held an epic campaign rally in Uniondale, Long Island, where he was met with a massive crowd that packed the Nassau Coliseum inside and out with energized patriots. He told the crowd, “we are going to win New York.” 

New York is in play, since 54 out of 62 counties in New York State are rock-red Republican, and what’s more, Democrats are walking away in great numbers. NYC voters will play a big role in deciding the outcome statewide.  Democrats in NYC and throughout the state, are fed up with the lies of their party establishment and their destructive policies, and will not be deceived. Recently, a flood of voters have been defecting, including some high profile life-long Democrats including RFK Jr., Tulsi Gabbard, Alan Dershowitz, and many others. There’s a great emancipation from the Democrat Party going on, and it’s happening here in New York and all throughout the country.

RFK Jr. recently left the party of his father, his uncle, the party he pledged his allegiance to before he was old enough to vote. He’s now supporting and campaigning for Trump and other Republicans, saying that it used to be the party of civil rights and the working class. He left the Democrat party because “it had departed so dramatically from the core values that I grew up with. It had become the party of war, censorship, corruption, big pharma, big tech, big ag, and big money.” Tulsi Gabbard walked away and endorsed Trump and Republicans. She was placed on a secret terror watch list after publicly criticizing Kamala Harris. The Democrat party, not Trump, is the real threat to democracy.

The 2024 presidential election has taken on a larger dimension than winning New York or any other blue state. It’s even more momentous than an election for president of the United States of America. This election is having an impact on the entire world. The whole world will be watching the election results on November 5th. 

The Uniondale rally was historic, not only due to the thrill of the energy and passionate speeches inside, but the make-up of the crowds outside.  Loyal supporters came to the rally from far and wide. 60,000 registered for the event and many came the day before to get on line. They even flew in from as far away as Japan. A group of “Japanese for Trump” supporters were highly visible waving huge Trump flags and “47” signs. Karen, a Trump supporter from Bellerose, Queens who spoke to the Japanese delegation said in a text message: “They came from Japan. They said Trump is the President of the World. It gave me the chills, so proud of President Trump. There’s no one like him.”

President Trump’s victory is essential not only to saving America, but to the future safety and security of the entire world. America’s friends and allies will benefit when America is strong and free, led by a lion in the White House, and are in peril when America is divided and weak. Under Trump’s first four years, our nation enjoyed peace, strength, and prosperity at home, and the whole world was much better off.

Trump’s foreign policies made our friends and allies hopeful, as he stood up to dictators and kept North Korea, Russia, China, Iran and all our enemies in check. The U.S. was respected by our friends and feared by our enemies. The ISIS caliphate was defeated, and the leader of ISIS, al-Baghdadi, the world’s foremost terrorist leader, was killed. Trump had Iran’s top military commander, Soleimani assassinated, who directed Iran’s terrorist proxy operations. Trump rebuilt the U.S. military and restored “peace through strength.” NATO respected us and paid their dues.  The historic Abraham Accords, the greatest agreement between Israel and Arab countries in modern history,  paved the way to lasting peace and prosperity in the Middle East, and a solution to the Palestinian issue without bloodshed.

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris reversed Trump’s foreign policies, appeased our enemies, and plunged the world into chaos. They suspended the Trump sanctions on Iran, that bankrupted “the world’s No. 1 state sponsor of terrorism,” allowing them to rebuild their terrorist proxies to attack Israel. This administration is responsible for the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan, which killed 13 U.S. service members, destroyed our national credibility, and betrayed our allies.  On Trump’s watch, Communist China didn’t endanger Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, or the Philippines. They didn’t take advantage with Trump in the White House. But now, America is weak and toothless, and our enemies are emboldened. Under Biden’s watch, Russia invaded Ukraine, Hamas attacked Israel, and China is threatening the nations of the South China Sea. Now the “forever wars” are escalating and could drag us into World War III, if Harris is elected.

The world is on fire and our enemies are on the march. Our friends and allies have no hope of peace with Biden/Harris, the weakest administration since the feckless presidency of Jimmy Carter, placating tyrants and ushering in the hostage crisis, oil embargo, energy crisis, and stagflation. The hostages were set free immediately after Ronald Reagan was elected, and America was proud and free again, with “peace through strength” policies under his presidency.  

The world is crying out for America to be strong and free again, led by a fearless leader to fight against the forces of globalism, communism, terrorism, and warfare afflicting every country. The world is watching this election and countless people throughout the world have come to support Trump’s campaign, and are praying fervently for his re-election.

Trump supporters from a Christian ministry fighting global communism at the Uniondale rally were giving out prayer cards for Trump’s re-election victory. The prayer card said: “The world is praying that America will rise again as a strong unified country that respects and protects God-given freedoms of speech, religion, the right of self-defense and to bear arms. This is a time when people of all races and faiths must stand together to save this nation, which would also give hope to the entire world.”

Phil Orenstein is the president of the Queens Village Republican Club. Established in 1875, it is America’s oldest Republican Club.  www.QVGOP.org