Bernie Marcus, the influential co-founder of Home Depot and GOP megadonor, has officially endorsed Donald Trump for the 2024 presidential election. In an op-ed piece for Real Clear Politics, the 94-year-old business magnate emphasizes his deep concerns for the country’s current trajectory and the urgency to preserve America’s founding freedoms and values.
“I am exhausted by politics and saddened by what I see happening to America,” Marcus began. “I had hoped it was time for me to move to the sidelines and let younger generations continue the fight to preserve America’s founding freedoms and values. But, like so many of us, I realized that I could not let myself walk away; the stakes are just too high.”
Citing issues like lawlessness in major cities, an unprotected southern border, failing education systems, and economic struggles facing ordinary Americans, Marcus argued that the current government policies are leading the nation astray.
“I understand the frustration of some of my Republican friends who do not like or are offended by things Donald Trump does and says. I, too, have been frustrated at times, but we cannot let his brash style be the…
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