It will be a picture that is as memorable as the towers coming down on 9/11, the flag being raised on Iwo Jima or any of the other most iconic images in global history.

A president who, while fighting for the welfare of his nation, takes literal incoming, who is told to stay down and stay safe, and who instead defies those instructions signals to the world that he is not only ok but more determined than ever. You see his mouth to the watching world, “Fight, fight, fight.”

The resilience of this human being is on display as blood oozes down his face, and he literally has to be forced to leave the arena—it is an image that will live for eternity.

The reasons why this image is so powerful are all connected to how it came to be.

When one takes the time to examine the circumstances, one has to remark on the astounding cycle of events that occurs. Why would someone who had easily one of the most pleasurable futures and easy lives laid out for him be fighting for his life on a stage on a sweltering summer in a Pennsylvania farm field?

After all, this man had already served one term, secured his legacy in history, and done all that he could to make the country he loved better. Before that, he had beaten the odds to win a contested election. In........

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