One of Donald Trump's biggest supporters says the President is the victim of a biased media determined to keep his accomplishments from New Zealand and the rest of the world.
Steven Rogers, president of the American Winning Coalition and member of the Donald J. Trump for President 2020 Campaign Advisory Board, spoke to Wendyl Nissen on RadioLIVE on Monday.
He says the President is giving the US a vision that has been lacking for decades.
"Donald Trump has been able to do something that no president since Ronald Reagan has been able to do: return the United States of America back to a vision of a country that has a very strong belief in God, pride for our country; a country that is compassionate to people worldwide."
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He says people from outside the US might not believe him because of a skewed "mainstream media" determined to portray President Trump in a negative light.
"The mainstream media in this country are interested in what they consider to be newsworthy. So it isn't newsworthy when we talk about getting this country back to the vision of our founding fathers."
Nissen questioned his description of the administration as "compassionate", citing the separation of immigrant families at the US border.
Mr Rogers denied that children were being "ripped from the arms of their parents", and claimed that all holding facilities were equipped with playrooms, lunchrooms and "great sleeping accommodations".
Photos of some of those facilities which were circulated online showed young children sleeping on the floors of caged enclosures.
Political figures including President Trump's 2016 opponent Hillary Clinton have condemned his administration for what they say is a lack of action around reuniting immigrant families.
Mr Rogers claimed that the reason 565 children still have not been reunited with their families is because the government is focused on making sure children are matched to their rightful parents, and not "child traffickers or bad people".
"We're not perfect - I'm sure that there were some cracks in the system - but overall much of what the people have been fed is absolutely incorrect."
When asked if President Trump's reported extramarital affairs compromises his reputation as a devout Christian figure, Mr Rogers says most religious Americans simply don't care.
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"It's a matter between him and his wife. Many people throughout the world have done things they should not do," he said.
"When it comes to a person's personal life, it's off limits. John Kennedy was a great president, but he did some wild things."
He cited President Trump's "very high ratings", claiming he's polling better among minority groups than his predecessor Barack Obama.
According to a Reuters online poll, President Trump's approval rate is about 10 percent among black Americans, 20 percent for Latin Americans and 30 percent for Asian Americans.
Mr Rogers disputed Nissen's description of President Trump as a "Twitter bully", instead describing him as a "counter-puncher".
"I would challenge anyone to look back and see if he ever initiated a fight with anyone on Twitter. He never did. It was always someone who attacked him."
He called the president "the most transparent leader on the face of the Earth", saying that he is simply using the language of the "common man" to connect with people on social media.
"The American people have gotten used to his Twitter feed, they've gotten used to the way he does his leading. It isn't a big deal here, believe me.
"It's a big deal for the establishment politicians who want to make everyone think 'we're good, we're proper, we're perfect', and I think people even in your country are fed up with that phoniness."
When Nissen brought up the four Trump campaign workers convicted under Robert Mueller's investigation, Mr Rogers toed the Republican party line, saying there was "no Russian collusion" from then-nominee Mr Trump.
"There has been absolutely no evidence of any conspiracy, any obstruction of justice. All of that is speculation, all of that is the suggestion of mainstream media."
He conceded that some people who worked on the campaign were probably guilty of wrongdoing, but maintained that it was "nothing to do with the president".
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