{"id":2394371,"date":"2025-01-23T14:16:58","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T19:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/powerful-moment-in-trumps-first-interview-potus-reveals-how-close-we-were-to-losing-america\/"},"modified":"2025-01-23T14:18:00","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T19:18:00","slug":"powerful-moment-in-trumps-first-interview-potus-reveals-how-close-we-were-to-losing-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/powerful-moment-in-trumps-first-interview-potus-reveals-how-close-we-were-to-losing-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Powerful Moment in Trump\u2019s First Interview: POTUS Reveals How Close We Were to Losing America"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpowerful-moment-in-trumps-first-interview-potus-reveals-how-close-we-were-to-losing-america%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2394371&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In his first sit-down interview\u200b since resuming the presidency, Donald Trump spoke with \u2064Fox News host Sean Hannity about \u200bvarious \u2062topics, including his return to the White House after a four-year absence, Joe Biden&#8217;s pardons, and his faith following an assassination attempt\u200d last summer. Trump emphasized the meaning of \u200chis \u200dsecond nonconsecutive term, the \u200dfirst since Grover Cleveland,\u200d stating that it feels &#8220;bigger&#8221; than a traditional presidency. He expressed \u200bconcern \u200babout the state of \u2062the contry under Biden&#8217;s administration, citing\u2063 issues like immigration,\u2063 economic\u200b challenges, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admins-mixed-messages-on-israel-embolden-hamas-gop-says\/\" title=\"GOP accuses Biden administration of emboldening Hamas with mixed messages on Israel.\">foreign\u200b policy failures<\/a>. Trump criticized Biden&#8217;s policies and \u200dsuggested that without his election victory, the country woudl have faced dire consequences.\u2064 While acknowledging the\u2064 difficulty of reversing Biden&#8217;s measures, Trump conveyed a sense of optimism about\u2062 the future.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump gave his first sit-down interview since the beginning of his second term on Wednesday with Fox News host Sean Hannity.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/trump-reflects-return-white-house-after-4-years-bidens-agenda-got-just-nick-time\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump and Hannity<\/a> spoke about a number of topics from former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-pardon-recipient-jamie-raskin-puts-forward-truly-unhinged-conspiracy-theory-trumps-jan-6-pardons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Biden<\/a>&lsquo;s numerous pardons, to Trump&rsquo;s faith in God after an assassin&rsquo;s bullet nearly took his life last summer.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking specifically about his return after Biden&rsquo;s four years, Trump told Hannity, &ldquo;I think we got there just in the nick of time.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The president also spoke about the circumstances of his second term as this is only the second time in history a president has served two nonconsecutive terms.<\/p>\n<p>The first being former President Grover Cleveland, who was both the 22nd and 24th president with former President Benjamin Harrison serving a term as the 23rd.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;With all that being said, I think it&rsquo;s bigger. It&rsquo;s bigger than if it were more traditional,&rdquo; he told Hannity.<\/p>\n<p>Adding to the stakes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/message-recently-hospitalized-john-daly-sent-trump-hours-inauguration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">his return<\/a>, Trump remarked, &ldquo;We can get our country back. But if we didn&rsquo;t win this race, I really believe our country would have been lost forever.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The reader can interpret &ldquo;lost&rdquo; in a number of ways, as the last administration was losing the country in more ways than one.<\/p>\n<p>With an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">embarrassingly weak immigration policy<\/a> at the southern border, Biden let illegals invade the United States with impunity, committing the most heinous crimes imaginable, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/illegal-immigrant-accused-murdering-laken-riley-learns-fate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rape and murder<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Exorbitant spending bills to fund foreign wars sent prices skyrocketing for the American people.<\/p>\n<p>A humiliating withdrawal from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gold-star-parents-unleash-barrage-biden-kamala-anniversary-afghanistan-deaths\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Afghanistan<\/a> in 2021 made Biden a punchline and only emboldened world leaders in knowing how poor his leadership played out in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-call-out-biden-admin-failure-over-disastrous-afghanistan-withdrawal\/\" title=\"Republicans call out Biden admin. failure over disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal\">foreign policy objectives<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Those failures and numerous others are to Trump&rsquo;s credit in his comments to Hannity.<\/p>\n<p>A presidency for Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-biden-harris-refuse-clap-trump-explains-going-fix-mess\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kamala Harris<\/a> would only continue Biden&rsquo;s legacy in the above.<\/p>\n<p>Where most would chalk up Biden&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/20-things-ive-learned-about-humanity-during-the-pandemic\/\" title=\"20 Things I\u2019ve Learned About Humanity During The Pandemic\">poor decision making<\/a> to senility, Harris&rsquo; inability as vice president and failure to articulate clear policy goals during her campaign is indisputably a consequence of stupidity.<\/p>\n<p>Despite many of Trump&rsquo;s promises on the campaign trail to reverse Biden&rsquo;s policies early if not on day one, the president told Hannity it&rsquo;s going to take time to undo the damage from the past four years.<\/p>\n<p>For obvious reason, while it has only been a few days, a new wave of optimism is showering over the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Although we should remain realistic about what one president can accomplish, even if Trump were to only walk back Biden&rsquo;s impact, that would be more than enough.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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They discussed various subjects, including former President Joe Biden&#8217;s many pardons and Trump&#8217;s faith in God after surviving an assassination attempt last summer. Regarding his return after Biden&#8217;s four years, Trump told Hannity, &#8220;I think we got there just in the nick of time.&#8221; He also reflected on the unique nature of his second term, as he is only the second president to serve two nonconsecutive terms, following Grover Cleveland. Trump emphasized that this moment is significant and stated, &#8220;We can get our country back,&#8221; adding that losing this election would have meant a permanent loss for the nation. He criticized Biden&#8217;s administration for its weak immigration policies and other failures that he believes harmed the country. While acknowledging it will take time to reverse Biden\u2019s policies, Trump expressed a renewed sense of optimism for America\u2019s future<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2394372,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/trump-31.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5374,6234,5894,3634],"class_list":["post-2394371","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-america","tag-interview","tag-politics","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/trump-31.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2394371","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2394371"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2394371\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2394375,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2394371\/revisions\/2394375"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2394372"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2394371"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2394371"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2394371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}