A French newspaper journalist asked me last week, “Are you voting for Donald Trump?” As an American, I get this question often from Europeans. The answer is always, “Yes, absolutely.” Which is usually followed by some version of, “Dear God, why on earth?”
The answer is not because I believe in Donald Trump’s abilities, or because I think he embodies any kind of conservative ideal, or even that I think he’s a good man. It is not because I believe Trump is any kind of conservative ideal. The answer is partially because I believe 100% in J.D. Vance. But the answer is mostly because of who Donald Trump is not.
He is not a presidential candidate who wants to continue this pointless and costly war in Ukraine. Like Hungary’s Viktor Orbán, he wants to see a peaceful resolution of the intractable and bloody conflict.
