November 7, 2024
One notable difference between Donald Trump's walk-on songs at his victory parties in 2016 and 2024 was where the focus was. In 2016, the president-elect or his campaign staff chose music from the 1997 film "Air Force One," starring Harrison Ford. This time around, given that Ford had just endorsed...

One notable difference between Donald Trump’s walk-on songs at his victory parties in 2016 and 2024 was where the focus was.

In 2016, the president-elect or his campaign staff chose music from the 1997 film “Air Force One,” starring Harrison Ford.

This time around, given that Ford had just endorsed Democrat Kamala Harris over the weekend, music from that film was wisely nixed.

Regardless, in 2016, the grandiose “Air Force One” score made for a big “Look at me” entrance into the mid-town Manhattan hotel ballroom.

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But early Wednesday morning, when Trump came on stage at his victory party in West Palm Beach, Florida, it was to his rally walk-on song, Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless the USA.

If you listen to its lyrics, the song is a prayer and an expression of gratitude to God for his blessings.

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Greenwood, 82, has sung “God Bless the U.S.A.” in person at multiple Trump events during the 2024 campaign cycle, including when Trump took the stage at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, just days after the July 13 attempt on his life in Butler, Pennsylvania.

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“Prayer works. This nation is based on faith,” Greenwood said, asserting that God protected Trump from the would-be assassin’s bullet so he could be the next president of the United States.

The singer released a jazzed-up version of “God Bless the U.S.A.” Tuesday, along with a video featuring Trump.

In his victory speech Wednesday, Trump noted, “Many people have told me that God spared my life for a reason, and that reason was to save our country and to restore America to greatness. And now we are going to fulfill that mission together.”

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“The task before us will not be easy, but I will bring every ounce of energy, spirit and fight that I have in my soul to the job that you’ve entrusted to me,” he added.

Like this year’s walk-on song, his election-night remarks reflected more of a focus on God and his fellow Americans, and less on himself.

Trump’s former cabinet secretary and friend Dr. Ben Carson recently told California Pastor Ché Ahn that the president-elect is a “different man” since surviving the assassination attempt.

The near-death experience seems to have affected Trump in a way similar to what Ronald Reagan experienced after an assassination attempt in 1981.

The day after he survived being shot, Reagan wrote in his diary, “Whatever happens now I owe my life to God and will try to serve him in every way I can.”

Both Ahn and Carson were among Christian leaders who prayed for Trump at a rally in Atlanta late last month.

When psychologist Dr. Phil McGraw asked Trump in late August why he thought he was spared, the 45th president answered, “I mean, the only thing I can think is that God loves our country,” Trump responded. “And He thinks we’re going to bring our country back.”

Well, Godspeed, Mr. President, in the noble endeavor to “Make America Great Again.” We’re with you!

Randy DeSoto has written more than 3,000 articles for The Western Journal since he began with the company in 2015. He is a graduate of West Point and Regent University School of Law. He is the author of the book “We Hold These Truths” and screenwriter of the political documentary “I Want Your Money.”

Birthplace

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Nationality

American

Honors/Awards

Graduated dean’s list from West Point

Education

United States Military Academy at West Point, Regent University School of Law

Books Written

We Hold These Truths

Professional Memberships

Virginia and Pennsylvania state bars

Location

Phoenix, Arizona

Languages Spoken

English

Topics of Expertise

Politics, Entertainment, Faith

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