really want to know what is so incredibly different about the Government Trump changed? Nothing. Same old crap as it always was and worse.
Renegotiated NAFTA and trade deals with China and other Asian nations. He had the balls to slap tariffs on China to get them to make concessions.
Forced European countries to increase their nato contributions.
Got us out of the Paris climate deal.
Extricated us from Syria
He was the first president to actually begin to make some changes to hardening our infrastructure from electronic disruption.
Began the draw down in Afghanistan with minimal losses of life. And basically told them your going to have to stand or fall on your own.
Toughened up on Iran in real ways
He didn’t have a problem unleashing hell on Syrian and Russian contractors when they attacked an American outpost. He didn’t hobble the military when they needed to do their thing. But he constantly fought the military to draw down and get out of the Middle East where we could, and it was a fight to get them to do it.
The Abraham accords with Israel UAE Morocco and Bahrain. Moved the US embassy to Jerusalem, something past presidents have promised for years, who knew it was so easy to do?
Some tax reforms which put money in average workers pockets,
First president to appoint a openly gay man to his cabinet. Wow who knew he was so enlightened.
He did raise gov spending which we actually knew he was going to do because he actually said he would spend more. I didn’t agree but at least he was honest about it.
The great irony is that many of the things we would have liked him to do he couldn’t, why because constitutionally it wasn’t his job or in his power to do. That’s kinda the same thing as Lincoln didn’t free all the slaves only the ones in the confederation because they were in rebellion and under Marshal law.
Just like it’s not within the presidents power to institute mass lockdowns and mask nationwide, unless he’s willing to declare marshal law.
As far as judges Trump was able to appoint far more judges to the federal courts top down than most presidents ever dreamed of.
I didn’t even do any research to pull things I can’t recall.
I’ll say it again no he wasn’t perfect and no one we elect will ever be perfect.
Anytime someone even remotely from the outside of the beltway has a chance at the presidency the media and gov establishment go nuts. They did so with Reagan, Barry Goldwater, Ross Perot, Ron Paul, Bernie Sanders, Even Rand Paul he was my first choice for president but you know what I don’t think he would have accomplished as much because he’s not tough and low down dog dirty mean enough to do what it would take.
Im mean let’s face it to be a president at any time is a tough job. Probably the toughest job their is. And to be one now is off the scales, you either have to be a immovable force that just keeps punching back. Or you just go along.
As far as parties go in 2016 Sanders had the primary he had the support of the people. And what happens the Democratic leadership said so what your not it. Probably the single biggest contribution to trump winning was that. The party snubbed their noses at the voters and said we don’t care.
The republicans threw 16 candidates at trump till the bloody end they fought him hard at every turn right up to the convention. But in the end the party rules carried the day and like it or not they did not tell their voters so what.
So yes he did make a difference not as much as I would have liked but he redirected a monolithic state in a positive way. And he still mobilizes a large constituency and will more than likely be the republican candidate in 24.
The midterms will be very telling which way the country will go.
But probably not as telling as I would hope.