Conservatives' failure and support for Donald Trump 'one of the saddest things,' David French says

Chiqui Guyjoco Tuesday, August 30, 2016

David A. French speaking at an event in Washington, D.C., 9 February 2012 | Creative Commons/Gage Skidmore

Writer David French blasted the American conservatives for their apparent failure and support for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump as "one of the saddest things" he's ever witnessed in life.

The New York Times best-selling author of "Rise of ISIS: A Threat We Can't Ignore" was one of the keynote speakers last Saturday for Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission's three-day 2016 National Conference "Onward: Engaging the Culture Without Losing the Gospel"
held at Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville, Tennessee.

French, 47, disapproved of the Christian conservative bloc's support for Trump just because the billionaire businessman promised to appoint conservative Supreme Court justices in return.

"It was one of the saddest things I have ever seen in my entire life," said French, according to The Christian Post.

"That's what happens when you hitch your wagon completely to one side. Whatever scraps they will give you will be better than the nothingness that you get from the other side," he added.

The lawyer and major in the United States Army Reserve, who once considered running against Trump in this fall's presidential race, explained that Americans supporting the billionaire businessman are the ones who feel marginalized.

He warned fellow conservatives of turning themselves into "cheap date" and stressed that one doesn't need to be tied to just one political party.

The editors of The Christian Post also uncharacteristically spoke out in the light of this current presidential campaign and shared almost the same sentiments as French.

"If you don't want politicians who woo you before the election only to ignore you after the election, you must signal your willingness to walk away," wrote the CP editors earlier this month.

They also pointed out that only Trump offered the most tempting offer among the candidates.

"Vote for me," the editors interpreted Trump as saying, "and I will give you Supreme Court picks and abolish the Johnson Amendment."

French blamed Fox News for gaining an upper hand over the Christian conservatives. He also blamed the American electorate for being politically ignorant and lazy. He invoked them to empower themselves and produce more grassroots activists.