Ex-Plainfield Township Trustee Interviews Trump For Moms For America

PLAINFIELD, IL — A former Plainfield Township trustee now serving as the vice president for Moms For America interviewed former President Donald Trump ahead of the 2024 Presidential Election.

Debbie Kraulidis traveled to Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in West Palm Beach, Florida, where she interviewed the former president for the organization's Presidential Candidate Podcast Special.

In the 15-minute interview published on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube, Kraulidis and Trump talked about issues mothers are facing, his hope for children's future and his vision for the United States.

"[Moms are heroes] because they do everything. They are so incredible," Trump said in answer to Kraulidis's first question. "The love, whatever it is, there's a lot of ingredients. Moms do a lot of things that people don't think about, and maybe it's the little things that count but ... they're special people."

Kraulidis said she always wanted to ask Trump if his mother thought he would become president. He said "probably not, but you know, every once in a while, she would say, 'Oh, you should do that.'"

Here's a look at some of the topics the two talked about, and what Trump had to say:

• Drugs: "When you have one of your children or if your children are on drugs, it just puts them at such a disadvantage. You've got to keep them away. And it's much easier to keep them away; once they get hooked, it's a whole different ballgame."
• The border: "Thank you for what you've done to make our country great and unfortunately, now it's being reversed," Kraulidis said, to which Trump expanded on to say, "Now it's been reversed at a level no one has ever seen. ... We had the border the strongest it's ever been, and now it's been the weakest it's ever been. Human trafficking, largely women, I mean you talk about moms, human trafficking, what's worse? And it's mostly women. We had that to the lowest point it's been in 51 years. We had everything really in great shape in this country, and now, it's just so sad to see."
• Education: "These indoctrination programs are out of control, and we're ending it. ... The sexual mutilation of children, think of it, that we actually have to put that down as a talking point. Or men will not be playing in women's sports. We have to put that down as a talking point. ... We will [protect our children] fast, too, we'll sign orders left and right."
• Parental rights: "Who wouldn't think that you have parental rights? Again, 10 years ago, 15 years ago, you wouldn't have to talk about that. Of course, you have parental rights. Today, they take away your parental rights. I think the Republicans are going to do very well in this coming election. If we don't win the election, the presidential election of 2024 — I think it's going to be the most important election in the history of our country — I think our country is going to be essentially finished."
• Choice: "You have to have a choice. And feeding it to children where they don't need it ... is absolutely crazy. So the mandates are gone; there will be no mandates."
• Inflation: "Inflation is a country-buster, and we had the worst inflation in 72 years. What we're doing is we'll be getting the energy prices way down. Everything else is going to follow. Interest rates are going to follow. You'll be able to buy a house again. A lot of good things are going to happen. Food prices will start coming down too."

Kraulidis, who also served on the Will County Board until 2022, was criticized in 2021 for her involvement in the pro-Trump rally that stormed the Capitol Building on Jan. 6. Despite sharing videos on her Facebook page to say she was there to make sure "only legal votes were counted," she said accusations claiming she was part of the violence were "false" and "ridiculous," Patch reported.