Introduction 

This post focuses on examples of Trump’s inflated self-image as a president who sees himself as being above the law, his implausible notion of making manufacturing in the U.S. a dominating global force, and how, as one example,

his policies harm the poor.

#1 - A thirst for power

Trump casts himself as a superior president, among the best 3 or 4 presidents in U.S. history. Indeed, he has said his presidency is like being a king. He has also viewed himself as a “messiah,” as Robert Reich notes, Donald Trump keeps comparing himself to Jesus. “Whether he actually has a messiah complex or is just conning his supporters, he's playing to a growing GOP faction that wants America to be a white Christian Nationalist state, with Donald Trump as a divine ruler. Be Warned” (https://tiktok.com/rbreich/video/7384440520371899694)

I write this as someone who has long worked across ideological divides to bring people together around shared values of health, freedom, and stewardship of the land. I have dedicated my life to helping heal the broken systems that shape our food and our future.

I write this with deep respect for the courage it takes to lead, and with a profound commitment to the principles that unite us: The right to nourish our families, the freedom to protect our health, and the responsibility to care for the land that sustains us all.

This is a call to action for leaders, for the MAHA community, and for every American who believes that a healthy future is worth building, and where necessary, fighting for!

If you were harmed by a product that caused cancer, infertility, or liver disease, would you expect to have the right to seek justice in a court of law? Most Americans would answer yes. No one understands that principle better than America’s farmers, who have long been both stewards of the land and, increasingly, frontline victims of chemical harm.

Day 598 of the genocide! More than 100-150 killed by US funded Israel every
day (70% women and children). "Israeli"/apartheid army says they received
in those days over 90,000 tons of munitions (mostly from the US).

We are not numbers. You can find news like those below at
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/

Israeli airstrike kills nine of Gaza doctor’s 10 children: Dr Alaa
al-Najjar was on duty at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis when she received
her children’s bodies

In recent years, Donald Trump has frequently billed himself as a bringer of peace. During 2023 and 2024, as he campaigned for re-election, he declared at least 53 times that he would end the Ukraine War within 24 hours of taking office or even before that. Referring to peace for Ukraine before a gathering in Council Bluffs, Iowa in July 2023, he insisted: “I’ll get that done within 24 hours. Everyone says, ‘Oh, no, you can’t.’ Absolutely, I can. Absolutely I can.”

Trump has vowed to terminate other wars, as well. Promising to end the war in Gaza and “bring peace back to the Middle East,” Trump assured audiences that “we will return the world to peace.” Indeed, in his January 20, 2025 inaugural address, he proclaimed that “we will measure our success . . . by the wars we end.” And “my proudest legacy will be that of a peacemaker.”