I thought it might be a good exercise for us to consider Trumps administration up till now and each poster provide a a significant success or failure of Trump but with a difference. Those who support Trump have to provide a failure and those who oppose Trump provide a success.
I will start with the success Trump has had with Healthcare. His focus on combating the opioid crisis is very welcome and he has taken significant steps to deliver on this such as dedicating $6 billion to fight opioid addiction and his continued commitment to keeping this in the public eye and on the minds of legislators. In addition, under his administration generic drug approvals are now at an all time high which will help to drive down the costs of medications for millions of Americans.
The Trump administration has provided Ukraine surplus US military equipment and weaponry, helping its defense against Russian aggession. That’s a great thing and I hope it continues.
he failed in immediately deploying all means necessary, per his CONSTITUTIONAL powers to build a wall and secure the border for the sake of all americans including the ones who came here legally.
His success in negotiating with Mexico, on trade and immigration, regardless if I think he tainted the latter by making almost finalized results about himself with last minute tariff threats.
So why do you think he did not? He had control of the government?
The opioid crisis is something that Trump is genuinely passionate about and I think that stems from his own brothers addiction. I do not think Trump genuinely passionately cares about immigration because it has not touched his family in the same way addiction has.
While I think the tariff war with China could have been rolled out more effectively, I am glad to see, and generally support, Trump’s policy to confront China.
It needed to be done. Trump did it. I applaud him for it.
He banned bump stocks. I can create the same effect with my belt loop. For a pro second amendment president, it’s disappointing to see any further gun control measures, especially one that is meant to placate the opposition. Some will say, yeah but after Nevada, if something had to be done, glad it was the useless bump stock. Sorry, but no. Using the weapon’s recoil to load another round in the chamber does not make it an automatic weapon. And aquiescing to the gun grabbers will only hold them at bay for a time. They’ll see they’ve made progress and come back for more.
I wonder how you are defining success regarding the opiod crisis.
What you are describing is a liberal formula for success – throwing money at a problem. What I was wondering, and I don’t know the answer, have the trends in opiod addiction and deaths changed as a result of Trump’s policies? To me, that would be a success. Spending money in an of itself, is not a success.
Trump has made no real movement on closing the revolving door between government service and lobbying and he has had a record number of cabinet officials mired in scandals and self dealing.
Trump campaigned on reducing tax loopholes used by the wealthy, and, importantly, eliminating the carried interest loophole, whereby money managers are allowed to treat their ordinary income as capital gains. He has failed to act on this.
The 2017 tax reform was sold to the public on the promise that it would lead to a major increase in corporate investment which would spur the economy, it would lead to meaningful increases in middle class wages, and it would pay for itself.
The reform has failed on all accounts. There has been no increase in investment, no increase in wages and rather than paying for itself there has been a major increase in the federal deficit during a strong economy.
Tax policy has been a major failure for the Trump Administration
