Trump Accomplishments

White House: Trump Accomplishments

I was sent the above link, so I broke them into what I see as the main categories. Since this is a list generated by Trump, I am not sure what is real and what is fiction. So over the next day or two I hope to add some fact check links.  Here is a good starting point with good references.

Thoughts?

Economy: Lowered Taxes, Increased Government Spending, Generated Record "Boom Deficits" and Increased National Debt to Record Highs"

• Secured $6 billion in NEW funding to fight the opioid epidemic.
• Secured record $700 billion in military funding; $716 billion next year.
• Signed the biggest package of tax cuts and reforms in history. After tax cuts, over $300 billion poured back in to the U.S. in the first quarter alone.
• As a result of our tax bill, small businesses will have the lowest top marginal tax rate in more than 80 years.
• Almost 4 million jobs created since election.
• More Americans are now employed than ever recorded before in our history.
• We have created more than 400,000 manufacturing jobs since my election.
• Manufacturing jobs growing at the fastest rate in more than THREE DECADES.
• Economic growth last quarter hit 4.2 percent.
• New unemployment claims recently hit a 49-year low.
• Median household income has hit highest level ever recorded.
• African-American unemployment has recently achieved the lowest rate ever recorded.
• Hispanic-American unemployment is at the lowest rate ever recorded.
• Asian-American unemployment recently achieved the lowest rate ever recorded.
• Women’s unemployment recently reached the lowest rate in 65 years.
• Youth unemployment has recently hit the lowest rate in nearly half a century.
• Lowest unemployment rate ever recorded for Americans without a high school diploma.
• Under my Administration, veterans’ unemployment recently reached its lowest rate in nearly 20 years.
• Almost 3.9 million Americans have been lifted off food stamps since the election.
• The Pledge to America’s Workers has resulted in employers committing to train more than 4 million Americans. We are committed to VOCATIONAL education.
• 95 percent of U.S. manufacturers are optimistic about the future—the highest ever.
• Retail sales surged last month, up another 6 percent over last year.
• Increased our coal exports by 60 percent; U.S. oil production recently reached all-time high.
• United States is a net natural gas exporter for the first time since 1957.
• Net exports are on track to increase by $59 billion this year.

Judicial Appointments: This is appreciated by religious right voters.  Not so appreciated by Libertarian leaning voters like myself.

• Confirmed more circuit court judges than any other new administration.
• Confirmed Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch and nominated Judge Brett Kavanaugh.

Regulations: Good for businesses. Uncertain the impact on our water, air, etc.

• Opened ANWR and approved Keystone XL and Dakota Access Pipelines.
• Record number of regulations eliminated.
• Enacted regulatory relief for community banks and credit unions.
• Cancelled the illegal, anti-coal, so-called Clean Power Plan.

Healthcare Changes: Appreciated by those who do not want to be pressured to carry high quality health insurance. Not sure if Trump is overstating his contribution to the others?

• Obamacare individual mandate penalty GONE.
• My Administration is providing more affordable healthcare options for Americans through association health plans and short-term duration plans.
• Last month, the FDA approved more affordable generic drugs than ever before in history. And thanks to our efforts, many drug companies are freezing or reversing planned price increases.
• We reformed the Medicare program to stop hospitals from overcharging low-income seniors on their drugs—saving seniors hundreds of millions of dollars this year alone.
• Signed Right-To-Try legislation.
• We have reduced high-dose opioid prescriptions by 16 percent during my first year in office.
• Signed VA Choice Act and VA Accountability Act, expanded VA telehealth services, walk-in-clinics, and same-day urgent primary and mental health care.

Protectionist: People who are scared of refugees will appreciate. Though we have researched this many times. The crime rate among illegals / immigrants is less or equal to that of US Citizens. And most of the drugs come in through other ports of entry.

• Protecting Americans from terrorists with the Travel Ban, upheld by Supreme Court.
• Issued Executive Order to keep open Guantanamo Bay.
• Improved vetting and screening for refugees, and switched focus to overseas resettlement.
• We have begun BUILDING THE WALL. Republicans want STRONG BORDERS and NO CRIME. Democrats want OPEN BORDERS which equals MASSIVE CRIME.

Trade: Some benefit... But very expensive for US businesses and Consumers. We pay the tariffs and experience the loss of foreign sales. (ie exports)

• Concluded a historic U.S.-Mexico Trade Deal to replace NAFTA. And negotiations with Canada are underway as we speak.
• Reached a breakthrough agreement with the E.U. to increase U.S. exports.
• NATO allies are spending $69 billion more on defense since 2016.
• Imposed tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum to protect our national security.
• Imposed tariffs on China in response to China’s forced technology transfer, intellectual property theft, and their chronically abusive trade practices.

Withdrew: Good or Bad?  Only time will tell.

• Withdrew the United States from the job-killing Paris Climate Accord.
• Withdrew from the horrible, one-sided Iran Deal.

Miscellaneous: Who Cares?

• Helped win U.S. bid for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
• Helped win U.S.-Mexico-Canada’s united bid for 2026 World Cup.
• Process has begun to make the Space Force the 6th branch of the Armed Forces.
• Moved U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem.