I'll preface this by saying that I made a similar post on r/T_D back in the day. But in today's political climate, the MSM's backlash has made my realization that much more poignant (I mean that in a positive way, knowing that the word has an immediate, inherently *negative* connotation). I remember the first Republican debate back in 2015. I've been a huge fan of Rand Paul -still am- since I was in early highshool, when I first got into politics (my older brother was a huge Ron Paul supporter). I thought Trump revealed himself as uncouth and tacky in his debate style. In my opinion, even to this day, I will say that Rand still made better points and arguments. I never disliked Trump as a person, mind you. I actually found him hilarious, from day one. But I thought his *motive* was insincere. I thought he was aiming towards a warmongering office. I even thought we were fucked the day after election. Well, at *least* Hillary lost. Though he was saying things with which I agreed, I was too invested in Paul. That changed very quickly in 2016. This presidency changed my mind about Trump as a person, the media, and politics, forever. For background: I've never been a lefty; I've always held conservative values, as my father ran/still runs a small business. I realized I was libertarian in early high school. Little story (I'll make it quick, I promise): I walk in 5 minutes late to my British Lit. class one day, hungover. I lived off campus so it took me (counting driving, parking and busing/walking to my bldg) about 35 min total. I enter the room, and everyone looks at me, all seated in a complete circle, which is unusual for the normal set up. *What the fuck is going on here?* I take my seat & my short-haired "professor" asks if we're all doing okay. *What the fuck is going on?* She looks like she's in tears. Then, after a couple students start sharing their fragile feelings, it hits me. *Oh my fucking god. Trump was declared the President-elect last night.* The whole "SJW college meme started to sink into me. It was real. But with academic, liberal bias aside, the following years proved to me that Trump was the right man for the job at the right time. Maybe I'll get my Rand presidency in 2024, but Trump was the man for the time. He helped the media expose themselves as literally fake news, which they are. I owe Trump for waking me the fuck up, even when I already had a conspiratorial mindset. Sorry, if this entire piece seems like rambling; I'm a little intoxicated. TLDR: I'm glad Trump won instead of my man, Rand. Trump is what this country needed & it woke an already "woke" person up, to another degree, in terms of the MSM and propaganda. Thank you, Mr. President.