MY POLITICAL VIEWS

 

MY POLITICAL VIEWS
By Bằng Phong Đặng Văn Âu

As a Vietnamese refugee who has lived in the United States for nearly half a century, I am deeply grateful for the freedom this country has given me.

In this article, I explain why I support President Donald J. Trump and the Republican Party, and why I believe America's future depends on the political choices its citizens make.

I invite readers to read my article and consider my arguments.

 

In a free country like the United States, every voter has the individual right to choose which political party to support. However, choosing a party to govern the nation is much like the advice our ancestors gave their descendants: “Choose your friends wisely.” A Western proverb expresses a similar idea: “Tell me who your friends are, and I will tell you who you are.” In my opinion, only a person who is profoundly misguided would vote for the Democratic Party, which I believe has clearly betrayed the nation.

 

Yesterday, a friend who lives far away called me and asked, “Have you voted yet? And which party did you vote for?”

 

I replied, “I voted for the Republican Party.”

 

I then explained my reasons.

 

The Republican Party, under the leadership of President Donald J. Trump, has proposed a program to strengthen the U.S. military, help American farmers sell their products in foreign markets, prevent both adversaries and allies from exploiting America's national resources at its expense, secure the nation's borders, and establish savings accounts for young people so that, by the time they turn eighteen, they can have approximately $250,000 available for college, without having to borrow money from the federal government to pay for their education. The administration has also sought to attract major foreign companies to invest in the United States.

 

In short, President Donald Trump has presented concrete plans for economic development and the strengthening of America's military power. In my view, unlike politicians who make empty promises and speak eloquently without delivering results, President Trump acts on what he says.

 

Several South American countries that had been drawn into China's so-called Belt and Road Initiative — a strategy I believe Beijing has used to expand its influence and encircle the United States economically and strategically — have now shifted toward closer relations with America rather than serving as China's proxies.

 

As for the Democratic Party, I see no convincing program or comprehensive plan from its leaders to make America prosperous or to help the nation meet the challenges of international competition. Instead, what I see is a relentless campaign of attacks and what I consider deeply unreasonable smears against President Donald J. Trump.

 

Any reasonably informed person, I believe, should agree with President Trump's position that only American citizens should have the right to vote in American elections. This is a fundamental principle of national sovereignty and should not even be a matter of controversy.

 

Yet I heard Mr. Talarico, a candidate for the Texas State Senate, declare that President Donald Trump was demanding that only American citizens be allowed to vote, and that such a demand was “racist.”

 

Upon hearing such a statement from a man running for the Texas State Senate, I could not help asking myself: How could the Democratic Party nominate someone who, in my opinion, displays such a lack of basic political understanding?

 

In 2024, I watched Representative Liz Cheney, a Republican and the daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, campaign for Kamala Harris in the presidential election. Before his death, former Vice President Dick Cheney himself also called on Americans to vote for Harris. I was deeply contemptuous of those whom I regarded as traitors to their own party.

 

More recently, I learned that a daughter of former President George W. Bush had contributed money to support Mr. Talarico's campaign for the Texas State Senate. This further reinforced my disappointment in the character and political judgment of people who once held the highest offices in America or belonged to the country's political establishment.

 

Under ordinary circumstances, President Donald Trump could remain at home resting, and I believe the Republican Party would still win decisively. He would not need to campaign day after day. As I have said, a person possessing even a modest degree of knowledge and conscience could hardly bring himself or herself to vote for a Democratic Party that, in my view, has declined in almost every respect.

 

Most alarming of all, I believe the party's policies and political direction threaten to turn this beautiful country into “Animal Farm.”

 

Looking at the Democratic candidates as a whole, I find many of them unworthy of public office. In my opinion, they display both ignorance and self-interest because they seem unable — or unwilling — to recognize the damage their own party is doing to the country.

 

Finally, I believe that any Vietnamese person who is genuinely a refugee from communism, yet refuses to vote for the Republican Party under President Trump's leadership, should seriously examine the principles and political convictions that guide his or her decision.

 

Bằng Phong Đặng Văn Âu, October 22, 2026

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