Lou Dobbs argues Trump's presidency created three lasting changes: three conservative Supreme Court justices, a durable conservative judiciary for decades, and a new standard of relentless campaign energy that future presidents cannot match.
Lou, great to have you.
Dennis, thanks so much. Great to be with you. Thank you for the kind words.
You have earned them, to use my favorite verb in the English language, earned. I like it too. Good, I'm sure you do. Yes, I have on the Fox Business Network. I assume that that's a good word. So the Trump century, century. So let me challenge you, as everybody would, because I know you have an answer. If he loses, how has he changed history forever?
He has already established through the judiciary a foundation for conservative judges and justices that will take decades for it to diminish if not another were appointed. He will, without question, have put forward 3 justices to the Supreme Court. That in and of itself is, as you know, hugely powerful. But his great contribution, in my opinion, Dennis, is that he has set a marker, a standard, that— to which all presidents, future presidents, will have to repair. He has brought energy, a work ethic, a can-do attitude that won't be soon forgotten. And by that I mean even a Joe Biden, were he elected, he could not possibly stand up to that test. He can't stand up to 2 days on the campaign trail consecutively. He will not come close to matching President Trump in terms of number of states visited, the number of rallies held. The— well, by the way, at the same time, leading the greatest nation on earth. This is a president of great, great accomplishment, historic accomplishment, and I think it's clear to all the American people, if he is not elected, he will have already done enough to be historic. The great impact will be on the rest of us, because without him in the Oval Office, I truly believe this country can't achieve its potential or its destiny.
Well, I certainly agree with all of that. I think it's just also worth noting, and I intend to read your book, I haven't gotten to it yet, but when I say I intend to, I mean it. I don't tell all authors I will read their book. It's a very important book.
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