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Exploring the Parallels of Trump and Churchill

As President-elect Donald Trump takes office for a second White House term, his path bears striking resemblance to former Prime Minister Winston Churchill, the British bulldog who triumphed over existential threats in World War II. 

And like Churchill, Trump, the American lion, is uniquely equipped and battle-tested for his enormous tasks at hand.

Most obviously, both men were entrusted with their nation’s top elected role, failed to assume a second term, but came roaring back years later for a triumphal return to office. 

Both men dodged physical bullets and displayed strong conservative instincts, though not in lockstep to conservative, partisan litmus tests. They both in some ways zigged and zagged right, left, then right again. 

Churchill temporarily quit the Conservative Party for the Liberal Party before returning to the Conservative. Trump donated to…

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