Wednesday, July 23, 2025

6 Months In, "Historical" and "Generational"

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While few, if any, in the legacy media will agree, conservatives argue that it cannot be denied: Donald Trump's victories since January – whether legislative, legal, or political – are remarkable in both their quantity and quality.

It's historic and generational.

America is back.

Be informed, not misled.

America is back.

American Family News said yesterday, "President Trump reached another mile marker on Sunday, six months into his second term. There was, of course, a four-year window in between, a time of very different policies under Joe Biden."

Those differences? AFN said, "Now the southern border is closed, the administration recognizes only biological genders as it works to protect the safety and integrity of girls’ and women’s sports, the stock market is up, and woke and wasteful spending are being attacked."

The White House posted on X, "Six months in, President Trump took command—launched an all-out offensive to crush the left’s mess and bring American power roaring back. The border is fortified. The economy is unleashed. The One Big Beautiful Bill is law. This is unapologetic, America-first leadership."

Another post says, "6 Months of Power: President Trump’s Comeback. America’s Revival."

Frank Pavone, founder and director of Priests for Life, says what’s happening now is “incredibly historic” in American governance."  

In an interview on American Family Radio, Pavone said, “I want to really urge our listeners: take the time to read, explore, dig into, and digest all the details of the accomplishments of these last six months. And the reason I say pause and really take some time to study them is that we risk missing American history unfolding before our eyes.” 

American Family says, "Many conservatives expressed concern for changes to the Republican platform with Trump as the party nominee last summer. The word “abortion,” for example, appeared only once in the platform compared to 35 mentions in 2016."

Also, language from the 2016 platform that explicitly opposed same-sex marriage was removed and replaced with a statement saying the party would “promote a culture that values the sanctity of marriage” without specifying gender definitions.

Pavone, though, has been pleased with Trump’s support for life.

“When it comes to pro-life, we've got the 'Trump Accounts' that were created for American children. They are going to have this private investment account seeded with a thousand dollars. The employers of the parents of these children can pay into it, and you're going to have just a major turnaround for the financial well-being of the family and of children, which of course just does nothing but encourage a culture of life,” Pavone expressed.

The Trump Accounts are basically savings accounts for qualified minors. Private contributions are allowed up to $5,000 a year from parents, employers or nonprofits. Employee contributions up to $2,500 may be excluded from taxable income. Withdrawals can begin at age 18 with full access by age 30.

“You've got historic school-choice funding that was included in this Big, Beautiful Bill – and school choice means more education in the things we believe in, the biblical worldview and Christian values and pro-life positions,” Pavone said.

But what about the tariffs and inflation...and rising costs?

Inflation was 9.1% in 2022, a 40-year high. It’s roughly 2.7% now compared to 2.9% at the end of Biden’s term. 

Some economists predict a rise later this year because of tariffs, but will that materialize?

Pavone says, “If you look at the right track/wrong track polling … you compare the beginning of last year to now, those Americans who believe the country's on the right track have more than doubled.” 

The near assassination at the rally in Butler changed Trump.

“The Butler Effect, as I call it, something shifted. What has happened since then, and many of those close to President Trump have acknowledged this and really he's acknowledged it himself, is that he has become supercharged with an awareness of the protective hand of God, and that therefore the mandate … that not just the voters gave him. No – God gave him a mandate also,” Pavone says.

The Butler Effect, according to Pavone, has also created in Trump a “seize the day” mentality.

Pavone believes Trump is “more sensitive than ever before, that every moment counts. We don't know if we're going to be alive from one minute to the next. Our life is in God's hands from one minute to the next. We have a sacred duty to accomplish as much as we can of the mission God has given us.”

Trump was already a hard worker and was set to benefit from the understanding gained during his first term of how Washington actually works, Pavone said.

“Now there's another dimension that we're seeing unfold, which accounts for six months of absolutely historic victories,” he said.

RE concerns about the failure to permanently defund abortion?

The Big, Beautiful Bill – that defunds abortion providers, even though that commitment is for only one year. The “defunding” comes through the restriction of Medicaid reimbursements.

The House version of the bill defunded abortion providers for 10 years, but Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough found that multi-year defunding violated the Byrd Rule, which prohibits the inclusion of provisions in a reconciliation bill that would increase the federal deficit beyond the standard 10-year budget window.

“While it's only 12 months, and that's disappointing, that's not the standard, the fact that President Trump and the White House were committed to defunding abortion providers for at least a year through Medicaid reimbursements, in and of itself, is a generational win,” Wildmon says.

Takeaway

Walker Wildmon, vice president of the American Family Association (AFA), credits Trump with securing funding for the wall along the southern border.

The bill provides $46.5 billion in wall funding, which accounts for a significant portion of the more than $70 billion in border security appropriations in the package.

“That is a biblical issue, and that is national sovereignty, the Lord establishing boundaries of the earth. The fact that President Trump got the entire border wall funded and not just 10 miles of it or 50 miles of it is a really, really big deal.”

Indeed, restoring the border is not only a matter of national sovereignty; it is also a spiritual issue. 

The Bible is very clear that God has ordained borders and cultures.

  • Deuteronomy 32:8 refers to the "most High divided to the nations their inheritance" and setting "the bounds of the people".
  • Acts 17:26 states that God "hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation". 

These verses indicate God's sovereign role in dividing the earth among nations and in establishing their boundaries. 

Other passages note God's involvement with nations and their territories:

  • Psalm 33:10: This verse suggests God's authority over national plans.
  • Psalm 74:17: This implies God's role in establishing all boundaries, including natural ones. 

Be Informed. Be Discerning. Be Vigilant. Be Engaged. Be Mindful. Be Prayerful.

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