By Stephen Macaulay
I never knew how important we were here at The Hustings.
That is, the other day I received a letter with this in the space where the return address would otherwise appear:
Donald J. Trump
President of the United States
Now I know that it is a sign of respect that former office holders often are called by their former titles.
But the position on the envelope could cause something of an issue.
That is, it seems as though this is a statement of present condition, as though he is currently president of the United States.
What if there was some problem delivering the letter to my address and it had to be returned to sender?
Wouldn’t it be reasonable that the postal worker would figure the president is at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW and so send it to Joe Biden?
Inside the envelope was, of course, a lengthy screed that, fundamentally, exhorted me to send money to an address that isn’t on Pennsylvania Avenue. Money that would, so it argued, permit Donald J. Trump to return to that address and, what’s more, save the country.
Or that would be more appropriately put: Save the Country!
You may be thinking, “Getting a solicitation from a politician is no big deal. Who doesn’t get them?”
And you would be right.
But what made my letter from Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, special was that it included the “MAGA VICTORY SURVEY.”
The survey was printed not only with my name and address, but an eight-digit Personal Identification Code. Does that mean that there are tens of millions of others who have gotten a survey? I’d like to think not.
The instructions tell me that upon completion I am to “submit this form along with your contribution to the TRUMP NATIONAL COMMITTEE in the postage-paid RUSH RETURN ENVELOPE provided and return immediately.”
I understand why the committee is in caps and boldface; I wonder about the return envelope’s status.
The four-page MAGA VICTORY SURVEY includes 17 questions, although #17 is a bit of a ringer as it is actually a “PERSONAL SUPPORT FORM” that asks:
“Will you support the Trump National Committee’s efforts to regain the White House, win a Republican Majority in the U.S. Senate, strengthen our Republican Majority in the U.S. House, and elect Republicans across America in this November’s elections?”
The box followed by YES! includes recommended donation amounts starting at $2,024. There is also a $47 option: “A symbolic gift of $47 signifies your commitment to making Donald Trump the 47th President of the United States this November.”
There is a “No” option: “I want the Democrats to take over the White House.”
It is surprising that it isn’t followed by “TRAITOR!”
There is a third box:
“While I support the Trump-Republican agenda, I cannot donate at the suggested levels at this time. Enclosed is my gift of $15 to cover the cost of processing my Survey.”
To quote Donald J. Trump, “Sad.”
However, if it is costing the Trump National Committee $15 per survey — I mean, Survey — and there are tens of millions out there, it seems they might have found a more cost-effective processing house.
Anyway, for those of your who didn’t get a letter from
Donald J. Trump
President of the United States
here’s the sort of questions you’re missing:
- Who do you think should set the U.S. policy agenda?
- President Trump b. Joe Biden c. Deep State bureaucrats
Note how the current president is simply referred to by his name. (And it should be noted that this was printed pre-Kambala.)
3. Please rank the following issue priorities in terms of importance to you (with
1 being the most important, 5 being the least important),
- Stamping out inflation
- Restoring law and order in America’s crime-infested cities
- Rooting out Deep State bureaucrats and draining the Washington Swamp
- Negotiating America First free trade agreements
- Securing our boarders, building the Wall, and deporting illegal immigrants
I know what you’re thinking: Ones across the board!
And it goes on from there, including witch hunts, Lunatic Left policies, invasion, harsh mandates, unelected Deep State bureaucrats, and more.
You can only imagine the mental “Four more years! Four more years!” chant that is going on among the tens of millions as they fill out their MAGA VICTORY SURVEY.
One curious thing, however.
There is fine print.
It indicates that Trump National Committee (‘TNC’) is “a joint fundraising committee of Donald J. Trump for President 2024, Inc. (‘DJTFP’), the principal campaign committee of Donald J. Trump, and the Republican National Committee (RNC).”
Of the money sent (“not deductible for federal income tax purposes”), the distribution will be 10% to the RNC and “90% to DJTFP, which will designate the funds first to its primary election account, then it its general election account, and finally to its recount account.”
“Recount account”?
Are the folks at Donald J. Trump for President 2024, Inc., nervous about something?