I remember Ronald Reagan’s 1984 ad titled “It’s Morning Again in America.”

In 1984 President Reagan’s campaign aired a television commercial titled “Prouder, Stronger, Better.” The commercial is often remembered for the notable phrase, “It’s morning again in America.”

TRANSCRIPT

It’s morning again in America. Today more men and women will go to work than ever before in our country’s history. With interest rates at about half the record highs of 1980, nearly two thousand families today will buy new homes, more than at any time in the past four years. This afternoon 6,500 young men and women will be married, and with inflation at less than half of what it was just four years ago, they can look forward with confidence to the future. It’s morning again in America, and under the leadership of President Reagan, our country is prouder and stronger and better. Why would we ever want to return to where we were less than four short years ago?

QUESTIONS

After watching the Ronald Reagan video, it is time for all Americans to ask themselves the following questions:

1. What does the statement, “It’s morning again in America” mean in the context of the 2024 presidential election to you?
2. What evidence have President-Elect Donald J. Trump and Vice-President Elect J. D. Vance presented to support the contention that “It’s morning again in America” after their election?
3. How did President-Elect Donald J. Trump’s policies as POTUS 45 and his stated policies now as POTUS 47 mirror the messages of Reagan’s ad?
4. Do you think Reagan’s ad is an accurate portrayal of the United States today? If you believe it is, why do you think so? If you believe it is not, what is missing from this portrayal?
5. Do you think that, like Reagan, Donald J. Trump’s messaging was effective in persuading Americans to vote to re-elect him in 2024?
6. What do you think the Reagan’s ad says about President-Elect Donald J. Trump and Vice-President J.D. Vance’s vision for America?

Let’s look at how President-Elect Donald J. Trump and Vice-President J.D. Vance plan to make Americans prouder, stronger and better.

Prouder

President Trump’s campaign featured the song “I’m Proud to be an American” by Lee Greenwood, also known as “God Bless the U.S.A.”

Read Mr. Greenwood’s words and you decide if President-Elect Donald J. Trump and Vice-President J.D. Vance are proud to be Americans and are God loving Christians.

Perhaps these lyrics from Mr. Greenwood’s song best portray what inspired Americans to overwhelming vote for Donald J. Trump and J.D. Vance?

If tomorrow all the things were goneI worked for all my lifeAnd I had to start againWith just my children and my wife

I thank my lucky starsTo be living here today‘Cause the flag still stands for freedomAnd they can’t take that away

And I’m proud to be an AmericanWhere at least I know I’m freeAnd I won’t forget the men who diedWho gave that right to meAnd I’d gladly stand up next to youAnd defend Her still today‘Cause there ain’t no doubt
I love this land

God Bless the U.S.A.

WATCH: This alone puts Donald J. Trump in company with the greatest U.S. presidents since Lincoln.

Stronger

Since the November 5th, 2024 election of Donald J. Trump the following have happened.

1. Hamas wants an immediate end to the war
2. Trump Gives Hamas until Inauguration Day to return the hostages
3. The Houthis surrender just hours after Trump wins Presidency saying, “Our operation in the international waters were for defensive purposes only, and we announce an immediate ceasefire.”
4. The EU said it will buy its oil from America not Russia.
5. Qatar has told all Hamas officials in the country: You are no longer welcome here. Leave the country immediately.
6. Iran’s currency has crashed
7. Donald Trump and Elon Musk informed Zelenskyy that the war is over and urged him to prepare for negotiations. They also stated that no additional funds or weapons will be sent to Ukraine.
8. Trump lawfare is disappearing (here and here)
9. The stock market is soaring
10. Interest rates are down
11. The migrant caravan that was bound for our southern border has BROKEN UP now that Trump has won.
12. China is optimistic and talking peaceful co-existence
13. Federal Judge strikes down Biden regime’s citizenship for illegals
14. Trump supports Israeli attack on Iran oil fields

America and the world are now on the path to being stronger.

Better

President Trump is making plans to make America better. Here are a few examples in his own words.

President Trump wants only two genders, Male (XY) and Female (XX), be officially recognized

TRUMP: “If I win, the American People will be the rulers of this country again.”

Trump asks RFK, Jr. to reorganize the CDC, NIH, FDA and parts of the USDA

To be a good American President, you have to actually love Americans!

President Trump announces a 250th Birthday Party for America from Memorial Day 2025 to July 4, 2026

Neither President-Elect Donald J. Trump nor Vice President-Elect J.D. Vance pandered to the American people. Rather they told them the truth.

As Reagan asked in his video, “Why would we ever want to return to where we were less than four short years ago?”

May God continue to bless America and the state of Israel.

©2024 Dr. Richard M. Swier, LTC U.S. Army (Ret.) All rights reserved.