Eighty-one years ago today American troops landed on the beaches of Normandy and helped turn the tide of World War II. It’s a powerful reminder of the true cost of freedom and the strength of international alliances.
It’s worth asking: Would America make the same stand today?
Last year, President Biden traveled to France to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day, standing alongside our allies — to pay tribute to the past and to reinforce the commitment to the values they fought for: democracy, freedom, and global cooperation.
This year, Donald Trump is back in the White House. And it’s quite obvious that the alleged “leader of the free world” doesn’t share those values.
Trump idolizes autocrats like Orbán, Putin, Bukele, Duterte, Kim Jong Un, and Erdoğan. Phew, that’s a list! And it’s terrifying.
There are so many reasons to help Midwest Values PAC: supporting progressive candidates, fighting for affordable health care, protecting voting rights. It seems a little grandiose to also add preventing a collapse of the world order to that list, but then again, here we are. Will the United States continue to lead a global alliance for democracy? Or abandon it in favor of strongman rule that Trump openly embraces?
It’s the reality of what’s at stake that keeps me writing these emails and dedicated to the work MVP is doing to elect Democrats this November and in the midterms. When you help us, we help candidates up and down the ticket who are committed to defending democracy at home and abroad.
