Former President Donald Trump made a clear appeal to liberal voters in a speech Saturday at the Libertarian National Convention. It didn’t go well. The crowd booed during Trump’s speech. 房間裡有一些MAGA 支持者，他們來這裡只是為了演講，沒有以其他方式參與大會； 當他們開始高喊「我們想要川普」時，他們被更熟悉的自由主義歡呼聲淹沒，例如「結束Fed”.
Despite concerns that Trump’s appearance at the convention could confuse voters nationwide, give the impression that liberals are in cahoots with Trump, or erase the stark differences between Republicans and liberals, Trump’s snub actually Should make things more mundane. In fact, as the former president goes on the offensive and delivers speeches across the country, people who cherish their personal freedoms are booing him louder and more unanimously than any other voting bloc.
What Trump hopes to gain from this appearance is unclear. according to reasonBrian Doherty, who was first contacted by the campaign to request a speaking opportunity. Libertarian Party Chairwoman Angela McArdle then invited the three leading presidential candidates — Trump, President Joe Biden and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — to speak, citing what she claimed was a case of raising concerns about the nominating convention. focus on. “This is an incredible opportunity for us to bring compelling people to our stage,” she told us Washington post.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Trump accepted; Biden refused. Robert Kennedy Jr.’s words were more popular than Trump’s – in fact, the Democratic-turned-independent received a standing ovation when he pledged to pardon Edward Snowden and drop charges against Julian Assange . He also highlighted common ground with liberals: the importance of the Bill of Rights and the horrific authoritarianism of the administration’s response to COVID-19 under Trump and Biden.
Trump did draw some cheers at the end of his speech when he promised to appoint a liberal to the Cabinet and free Ross Ulbricht. But the masses did not believe he was a liberal, nor did they accept that he should be their nominee or accept their vote. After several minutes of sustained booing, Trump began to grow hostile toward the crowd, suggesting that perhaps liberals didn’t want to win after all.
“What is the purpose of the Liberal Party getting 3% of the vote?” Trump asked. “What reason is there to risk putting this terrible president in power? [Biden] Destroy our country?
Many liberals support the Libertarian Party precisely because they distrust Biden or Trump avoided destroying the country; in fact, some of the most illiberal policies have advanced under both Republican and Democratic administrations, from runaway federal spending to government surveillance to public health tyranny.
Liberals’ refusal to co-sign at Trump’s coronation has angered at least one of the former president’s most ardent supporters. Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), who attended the convention and spoke on Trump’s behalf, was blatantly Orwellian, accusing “paid demagogues” of questioning Trump — a baseless charge — and falsely claiming that the real of convention attendees went all out. On the other hand, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) said he was proud of Trump for having the courage to enter “hostile territory” and make his point, noting, correctly, that Biden has increasingly shied away from even slightly Unfriendly environment.
Indeed, unlike Biden, Trump took the trouble to show up. But as the boos demonstrated, simply collecting ribbons from participants was nowhere near enough to win the trust of most liberals.
