David Marcus: President Trump's victory at Notre Dame signals America and the West are back

Just over five years ago, the world watched in agony as Notre Dame Cathedral, one of Christendom's most powerful symbols, went up in flames. Shortly thereafter, Donald Trump lost the 2020 election to Joe Biden, beginning one of the most unpopular presidencies in modern history.

But this weekend, on the banks of the Seine, this glorious medieval structure and tribute to Our Lady will be fully restored and ready to guide the faithful for another thousand years.

And who will be there to celebrate this occasion? None other than President-elect Donald Trump.

President Trump returns to Europe for first time after winning election to reopen Notre Dame Cathedral

The 45th and soon-to-be 47th person to occupy the Oval Office will be sworn in in just five weeks, but for people around the world, it's clear that Trump has not only taken over, but that he was elected to take the oath of office. It seems that the problem that should be solved has already been solved. It seems to be improving.

After months of confusion and protracted debate over President Trump's tariff policy, the threat to impose 25% tariffs on foreign goods already signals compromise on the Mexican border and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's A-Lago attendance is a positive sign. , if not so much as kissing the ring, then at least begging to avoid the tariffs.

President Trump will meet with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris this weekend.

In Ukraine, where Biden's recklessness and slow drip of weapons are helping to create a meat grinder for the status quo, President Volodomyr Zelenskiy announced for the first time that Russia would keep part of the territory and that Ukraine would reserve its rights. We are talking about a peace agreement that will Join NATO.

This is the light at the end of a dark and dangerous tunnel.

On the floor of Congress, President Trump's pied pipers at the Department of Government Efficiency, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, are running a charm offensive that has captivated even some Democrats with their cost-cutting cause.

Elon Musk, newly announced co-chair of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), arrives at the Capitol in Washington, DC, on December 5, 2024. Vivek Ramaswamy, Chairman and Co-Founder of Strive Asset Management, arrives to meet with members of Congress on Thursday, December 5, 2024, at the Capitol in Washington, DC. (Left: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images, Right: Al Drago/Bloomberg, Getty Images)

After predictable confusion from the liberal media, the president's soon-to-be Cabinet members are also on track, including Pete Hegseth and Kash Patel, who have been tapped to serve in the Pentagon and FBI, respectively. There is. Dirt.

As President Trump races down the runway preparing to take off for a second time, somewhere in the ditch lies the smoldering carcass of Joe Biden's Hindenburg during his tenure.

On Friday, the deeply humiliated White House press secretary, Karinne Jean-Pierre, sought to explain her and her boss's blatant lie about not forgiving her son Hunter. Apparently, he was told that it wasn't a lie, he just changed his mind.

Okay, KJP…

Let me be clear: any press secretary with any dignity would resign after being lied to over and over again in front of the American people, but here she is on stage, receiving paychecks from the American people, and still I was lying. .

According to reports, the Biden administration has spent the weeks leading up to President Trump's inauguration trying to thwart the incoming administration, including preemptively pardoning people who might be the subject of legitimate investigations and injecting large amounts of foreign aid. It is reported that they are exploring methods that can be used to

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Any way you look at it, Joe Biden isn't even president yet, so these last-ditch efforts to stop Trump will be in vain. At this week's White House tree-lighting ceremony, he looked like a cellar keeper, but his flickering administration had the energy of a morgue.

US President Joe Biden prepares to depart on the Ellipse for the 102nd National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on December 5, 2024 in Washington, DC (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

In the late 11th century, Peter the Hermit and Pope Urban II preached in support of the First Crusade, which would unite the West in an unprecedented way and ensure permanence against foreign threats. It was a cathedral.

On Saturday, in front of towering spiers and flying buttresses, Donald Trump served as a champion of the values ​​that our ancestors brought from Europe to American shores throughout history.

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Few expected Donald Trump to win the election so convincingly, and far fewer expected such a victory to lead to optimism and unity. , yet Trump is enjoying the highest favorability rating of his political career, and things feel like things are just getting better.

In just five years, the French people restored their beloved Notre-Dame Cathedral to the way it always was, rather than modernizing it. President Trump has only four years left to restore the cathedral we call America. But one thing is clear. He's off to a good start.

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