Post from Truth Social

This one moment changed politics forever. Donald Trump is here tonight. It was April 30, 2011, the White House Correspondents Dinner. A ballroom packed with elites, politicians, journalists, and celebrities. But what they didn't know was that they had just created their worst nightmare. Congratulations, Mr. President. Sitting in the crowd that night was Donald Trump. Not yet a politician, just an extremely rich businessman. A guy who dared to challenge the system and got mocked for it. Donald Trump has been saying that he will run for president as a Republican, which is surprising since I just assumed he was running as a joke. For weeks, Trump had been hammering Obama on his birthplace of Kenya. And the media, they couldn't handle it. So they did what the elites do best. They tried to humiliate him. And that night, Barack Hussein Obama took the stage and made Trump the punchline. No one is happier. No one is prouder to put this birth certificate matter to rest than the Donald. And that's because he can finally get back to focusing on the issues that matter. Like, did we fake the moon landing? The room absolutely loved it. They weren't laughing at a joke. They were laughing at Trump. They wanted him small, embarrassed, and broken. Obama kept swinging, mocking Trump's business, his TV show, and his ambition. All kidding aside, obviously we all know about your credentials and breadth of experience. Just recently, in an episode of "Celebrity Apprentice," at the steakhouse, the men's cooking team did not impress the judges from Omaha Steaks. And there was a lot of blame to go around. But you, Mr. Trump, recognized that the real problem was a lack of leadership. And so ultimately, you didn't blame Little John or Meat Loaf. You fired Gary Busey. Then came that fake image on the screen. The White House turned into a Trump casino. Say what you will about Mr. Trump. He certainly would bring some change to the White House. And see what we've got up there. The media howled, but Trump didn't move. That image, Trump sitting still while everyone else laughed, that was the moment. You can almost hear it in his head. Just you wait and see. Then it got worse. The host that night, liberal comedian Seth Meyers, picked up where Obama left off. Donald Trump often appears on Fox, which is ironic, because a Fox often appears on Donald Trump's head. If you're at the Washington Post table with Trump and you can't finish your entree, don't worry, the Fox will eat it. The room roared, but Trump didn't flinch. He sat there surrounded by smug elites who thought they had crushed him. They didn't realize they had actually just activated him. And as the night went on, Trump left early. No after parties, no cameras. But that night didn't fade. It burned. Roger Stone later said it plainly. That's the night he decided to run. Maybe I'll just run. Maybe I'll show them all. Trump never admitted it directly, but he didn't have to. Because four years later, he came down that escalator. Donald Trump is running for president and made his entrance by coming down the escalator at Trump Tower with his wife, Melania. We need somebody that literally will take this country and make it great again. The same media that laughed in 2011 laughed again in 2015. We better be ready for the fact that he might be leading a Republican ticket. Next, I know you don't believe that. I know you don't believe that. Embarrassing. They said he didn't stand a chance. Donald Trump will not be called president. He's not gonna be president. Donald Trump, just last week, he confirmed that he is again considering a run in 2016. Do it. My mother always said, be careful what you wish for, because you'll get it. And then people get jealous and try to take it away from you. They mocked the slogan. They mocked his supporters. They mocked you. But Trump didn't care. He started winning. This has been an amazing evening already. We've won five major states and it looks like we could win six or seven or eight or nine. One by one, he crushed the GOP field, Jeb Bush. Jeb Bush is a low energy person. Marco Rubio. Don't worry about it, little Marco. And Ted Cruz. You know, lying Ted Cruz came today. He couldn't draw 100 people. 100 people. Then he turned to Hillary, the ultimate swamp creature. Honestly, she has less energy than Jeb Bush. Admit it. And on November 8, 2016, he won. I've just received a call from Secretary Clinton. She congratulated us. It's about us on our victory. And the same people that laughed that night in 2011, they were silently crying in a corner. The punchline had become their president. They tried to stop him again. They impeached him, censored him, rigged debates. But Trump refused to go away. And in 2024, he won again. That dinner in 2011 was supposed to be the end of Trump. Instead, it was the beginning. The elites tried to humiliate him. But he took their mockery and turned it into a movement. He never forgot. And in the end, he got the last laugh. And this was the moment that changed politics forever.

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