By Daryl Constantine
As someone with a checkered history of supporting President Donald Trump, I feel a responsibility to speak plainly in this moment.
I have been, for the most part, a supporter—but not without exception. In 2024, I broke with President Trump over his claims regarding the 2020 election, which I continue to believe were demonstrably false and harmful to both his base and the broader conservative movement.
But winning has a way of covering for past mistakes. In 2024, the American people delivered a decisive verdict. President Trump has turned the page and wasted little time in making good on his promises and getting the country back on track.
Unlike 2016—when Republicans won the Electoral College while losing the popular vote—2024 marked a meaningful shift. President Trump secured a coalition broad enough to claim a genuine mandate. That distinction matters. It gives legitimacy not just to governance, but to direction. President Trump is leading the nation toward God, producing a ripple effect that is reshaping both the country and the broader geopolitical landscape.
The preceding years under President Biden teed the ball up for this shift. From my vantage point, it was not about a “great reset” on the horizon, but a recognition that it had already occurred—that it had been achieved by the left. What we saw beginning in 2020 was not a coherent vision, but a lack of ideas, exposing the incoherence of the long-held ideology of the Democrat Party and its allied elites.
During my largely unpublicized campaign, I urged voters to think less about threats and more about opportunity, often suggesting we were on the precipice of a “golden age.” As we approached the midway point of President Trump’s second term, it was not lost on me that he used this same term in his inauguration, and the early results of his second term have affirmed that assertion. There is a level of optimism and dynamism present that even his critics likely recognize privately.
Unlike his first term—when I felt he was often constrained, perhaps subconsciously, by the same failed establishment ideology that presided over decades of decline—President Trump now appears to have fully liberated himself from those ideas and displays a shift in consciousness that mirrors the country he leads.
This stands in contrast to the Republican model of pairing fiscal conservatism with social ambivalence, a model that has proven ineffective. President Trump is no longer operating within that framework.
Because of how intellectually weak and ineffective that model was, it was only a matter of time before alternatives emerged. At the same time, I was aware that anti-Semitism—something I have always rejected—was an undercurrent in many spaces where meaningful conversations about conservatism were taking place.
As someone who rejected both the socially libertarian approach and the resentment-driven pivot away from Israel, I became a unique outlier. Without friendly outlets, my movement stalled. But I kept all of the receipts and find myself in a position to diagnose what is happening now—something predictable and avoidable, but ultimately inevitable because it was not addressed. I long believed that when a more intellectually serious young right-wing overtook the stagnant boomer conservative class, the crowning result could be the public embrace of anti-Semitism within the Republican Party.
Perhaps the thing I admire most about President Trump is his consistent support for Israel. It is a position I share.
And while my views did not earn me participation in the national dialogue, I take pride in my track record of being on the right side of key issues. That informs my assertion that we cannot ignore the rise in anti-Semitism among segments of the young male demographic that played a decisive role in 2024.
This was predictable—and preventable.
For years, Republican youth organizations relied on curated messaging and superficial talking points, discouraging real inquiry and suppressing an organic movement. I witnessed this firsthand, traveling the country to engage in good-faith dialogue, only to find that such dialogue was not welcomed.
The action taken by President Trump reflects both awareness and willingness to confront this issue, rather than allow it to spread through soft platforming by gatekeepers elevated by a previous generation. Individuals who can be pressured into bad ideas operate from fear, and without strong leadership many buckled. That path is no longer viable, and aligning with those voices now puts them at odds with President Trump.
I believe most will fall back in line. Those who do not will find themselves isolated.
For years, anti-Semites hoped to unite the political left and right against Israel and the Jewish people. That pattern has appeared before and is attempting to emerge again.
As a Christian, my view is simple: we are called to love all people, including the people from whom Christ himself emerged.
While my Orthodox Christian background informs this view, my position is less theological than intuitive. It does appear that global discourse is increasingly turning against Israel. Far be it from me to interpret prophecy. Nevertheless, I have made up my mind that if the world unites against Israel, I will stand with those who defend them.
Critics of Operation Epic Fury draw parallels to Iraq. While there are similarities, the contrast lies in the clarity of President Trump’s message and action. I believe that contrast is already evident and hope the outcome is reached more swiftly.
Even if it is not, my support remains firm. I pray for the safety of all involved, for the innocent lives affected on both sides, and for a lasting peace. I am hopeful history will judge this as a necessary step toward that end.
Daryl Constantine is a former 2024 write-in presidential candidate who ran on the slogan “Make America Christian Again.” For his up-to-date views, he is currently the host of the Constantine Radio Network available on iHeartRadio. He can be reached at Daryl@Constantine2028.com.
