Wednesday, October 31, 2018

President Trump's Accomplishments

A full list of President Trump's accomplishments can be found at:
https://www.promiseskept.com

Here are a few of his accomplishments:

Economy

  • Cutting taxes
  • Reducing regulations
  • Approved Keystone and Dakota pipelines.
  • Lowest Black unemployment
  • Lowest Hispanic Unemployment
  • Black and Hispanic poverty rates at historic lows.

Health Care

  • Right to try - patients with fatal illnesses can try unapproved treatments.
  • Eliminating the Obamacare individual mandate.
  • Reducing costs of prescription drugs.
  • Declared the opioid crisis a health emergency.
Trade Policy
  • USMCA closed the loophole in NAFTA that let China, Europe, and other countries "sneak" their products into the US through Mexico and Canada.
  • Tariffs on dumped steel and aluminum, restoring the US steel industry an issue of national security.
  • Tariffs on Chinese imports as leverage for a reciprocal trade agreement.

Immigration and Border Security

  • US-Mexico border wall is under construction.
  • Ended catch and release.
  • Enhanced vetting of refugees.
  • Arresting and deporting MS-13 gang members.
  • Crossing the US border illegally is a disqualification for asylum seekers in the US.
  • Failure to apply for asylum in a country of transit is a disqualification for asylum seekers in the US.
Nominating Judges
  • Appointed Justice Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.
  • Appointed Justice Gorsuch to the Supreme Court.
  • Many other federal court judges appointed.

Veterans

  • Allowing veterans to use any doctor
  • VA accountability law (ability to fire staff at VA hospitals)

Military

  • Rebuilding the Military
  • Military pay raise
  • Wiping out ISIS
  • Making other NATO countries pay their fair share
Foreign Policy
  • Stopping nuclear weapons tests and missile tests in North Korea
  • Hostages returned from North Korea
  • Sanctions back on Iran
  • Moved US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.
Cultural issues
  • Speaking out against and standing up to the fake news media.
  • Speaking out against and standing up to the political correctness bullies.

Draining the swamp

  • Many members of congress not running for re-election in 2018
  • Several corrupt officials of the DOJ and FBI fired
  • Trump administration officials cannot work as lobbyists immediately after leaving the administration.


Some remaining agenda items:

  • Immigration and border security
    • Eliminating chain migration
    • Replace visa lottery with merit based immigration.
    • Passing Kate's law which increases penalties for deported criminals who reenter the US illegally.
    • Eliminate sanctuary cities
    • Birthright citizenship reform
    • Completion of the US-Mexico border wall
  • Health care reform - Repeal and replace Obamacare.
  • Trade agreement with China
  • Reciprocity in trade with other countries
  • Infrastructure spending bill.
  • Much more swamp draining needed including:
    • Prosecutions of corrupt officials from the previous administration.
      • Clinton e-mail server
      • Clinton foundation pay to play
      • Uranium One.
      • IRS scandal.
    • Porsecution of those responsible for the illegal investigation of the Trump campaign based on the fake dossier.
    • Reestablishment of constitutional control over rogue elements of the intelligence agencies.