On the 25th anniversary of September 11th, the President of the United States is reportedly refusing to attend the ceremony at Ground Zero, for one reason: the organizers will not let him give a speech. Since 2012, the memorial has barred politicians from taking the microphone so the day stays focused on the families. Every president since has understood that. But Trump would rather not be there at all than spend a few hours in a place where the microphone is not his. If he cannot make the day about himself, he does not want to be there. That decision, all by itself, is a direct look at where we are as a country right now.
Trump spent his Saturday sharing a series of bizarre posts, including one that states he is six times more popular than Lincoln, and an AI video of armed geese patrolling “Lake America.” Trump also announced what he called “THE BIGGEST OIL DEAL IN WORLD HISTORY” with Venezuela. Stripped of the propaganda, here is what it means: the United States invaded a sovereign nation, removed its president by force, and that new government is now handing over its most valuable resource through a 100-year concession. That is not a trade deal. It is a country that was conquered being stripped of its wealth by the country that conquered it, done in our name, under our flag, with our military.
But something is shifting. Even Tucker Carlson, who helped build the audience that elected Trump, is now publicly calling him dangerous and asking why he has not been removed from office, the words of a man who sees the ship taking on water and is building himself a lifeboat. And in conversations all week, that same quiet shift showed up in ordinary people, even some who voted for him. They were not switching sides. They just sounded tired, tired of defending him, tired of accounting for one more outrageous thing. The door is cracked open wider than it has been in a long time, and our job is not to win arguments but to keep it open. In two weeks, families will gather at Ground Zero and read the names without politics or performance, because that is what real love of country looks like. More and more people are quietly remembering that loyalty to one man is not the same as loyalty to this country.
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This video is based on my written post, available HERE, and based on the events of 8-29-2026.
This commentary represents my personal opinions and analysis of matters of public concern, informed by publicly available information. Any references to individuals constitute opinion and commentary protected under the First Amendment.
Sources:
https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/28/politics/trump-9-11-anniversary-pentagon-ground-zero
https://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/12/us/9-11-politicians-barred
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-venezuela-oil-u-s-majority-control-65-billion-barrels/
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/17/joe-kent-resigns-trump-iran-israel-threat
https://www.notus.org/us-news/tucker-carlson-starting-third-party
