Staff Reports
Eric Trump didn’t mince words on Benny Johnson’s show when he pushed back on the left’s mockery of his father’s recent talk about the afterlife, declaring that the ordeal his family has endured proves Donald Trump’s life has been one of purpose and sacrifice. Eric called the “siege” of media attacks and politicized prosecutions a crucible that, in his view, has only strengthened his father’s resolve and, he argued plainly, proven him heaven-bound.
The former president himself has been uncharacteristically candid, telling reporters aboard Air Force One that he isn’t certain he’s “heaven-bound,” comments that have been seized on by critics as proof of ego or schtick. Whether you read that as self-deprecating humor or sincere spiritual wrestling, conservatives should note the context: these are not empty words but a man who believes his public work has real consequences for millions.
Let’s not let the smug media crowd forget what actually happened in Butler, Pennsylvania — a 2024 assassination attempt that grazed the president and cost a brave civilian his life, and which Trump’s allies rightly call a near-miraculous survival. That day changed the tenor of national politics and hardened the resolve of voters who watched a leader walk back to the microphone while the system around him stumbled. The facts of that night are not partisan fiction; they are a wound and a wake-up call for a nation at odds with itself.
Eric went even further, publicly saying he’s seen the hand of God guiding his father through the darkest moments and crediting him with stepping into consequential foreign-policy moves that reduced bloodshed. Conservatives who believe in providence and sacrifice should not be ashamed to point out that leaders who survive such trials often return to do the hard work the media pretends to care about but never actually understands.
Meanwhile, the establishment’s response — from investigations into Secret Service lapses to endless legal harassment — tells you everything about who’s really running the show in Washington: not the people, but institutions desperate to protect themselves from a populist reckoning. The failures and the suspensions that followed Butler are proof that the system is broken and that those who stood with the president that night were on the right side of courage, not bureaucracy.
So here’s the plain truth for hardworking Americans: when elites sneer at talk of heaven or divine protection, remember that faith and family have always been the backbone of our country. Eric Trump’s defense of his father is not theatrical loyalty; it’s the last, honest stand of a family under siege — and patriots should honor the resilience, not join the chorus of cynics.
