The Brooklyn Republican 2023 holiday party this past Monday evening at the Bay Ridge Manor, where a toy drive was held to benefit Memorial Sloan Kettering Children’s Hospital, showcased GOP unity, holiday warmth and good cheer — and was a smashing success overall.
However, it was impossible to ignore the 800-pound gorilla in the room: Donald J. Trump.
In a Brooklyn Eagle exclusive, after the event, several Republican and Conservative leaders and elected officials in Bay Ridge were asked about their thoughts on the man, his policies, and whether or not they would throw their support behind Trump in the upcoming 2024 presidential race — in spite of the federal and state criminal charges he faces.
“Trump will be the next president of the United States because people trust him, and they know he’ll be able to fix things,” explained former State Sen. Marty Golden. “You just have to look around. You wouldn’t see any of what’s going on in the world now if he were at the helm. You see what is happening in Ukraine and Russia – in Israel and Gaza – you wouldn’t see all of these millions of immigrants coming over the border. It’s just plain wrong.”
Golden also said that inflation is a disaster, crime is up, and people are “out of control.”
“That’s why I’m for Trump. None of this would have ever happened on his watch.”
Golden added that former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, who is also in the running, would make a great vice president.
“But we’ve seen what Trump can do; we’ve seen what he’s done, and we want the same thing. It’s my children, it’s my children’s children. And if we can’t get that, it’s over.”
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