There's no doubt about it. The American media is obsessed with President Trump.
Despite the fact that most 24-hour news outlets spend about 23 of those hours
talking about Trump, there are things he has done that they haven't covered.
Going through these examples, it's not hard to see why the country is so divided.
So fake news or not, click on that subscribe button and let's go through some of
the things Trump has done that the media hasn't covered.
The Unemployment Rate Supporters of President Trump and even Trump
himself will point out that while he has had very little to do with unemployment
numbers, they and the rest of the economy is doing extremely well. The thing
about the economy is, it has multiple moving parts and is an absolute behemoth.
Because of that, it takes a lot of time for an economy this size to make substantive
changes. Trump is taking credit for something largely
created by his predecessor, Barack Obama. However, Trump can get credit for a
lot of the so-called "enthusiasm" in the economy, namely in Wall Street. But he
can't take full — or some would say any — credit for something that was started
years before he took office. This graph will show the unemployment rate
hit a low 4.3% in July. During the campaign, Trump and other conservatives said
the unemployment rate was the result of "cooked books" / and that it
didn't include the amount of people who simply stopped receiving unemployment benefits.
Trump had a semi-famous quote during the campaign, saying:
"Don't believe these phony numbers, The number is probably 28, 29, as high
as 35 [per cent]. In fact, I even heard recently 42 per cent."
Funny that now that Trump is president, the numbers are real "again". The media
isn't covering Trump's role in the unemployment numbers and to some that's a
sign they're biased. Some say there's a "Trump effect" that has buoyed short-term
hiring — because of the promise of tax cuts and deregulation. But as with
everything Trump, you never know what the actual deal is.
Budget Surplus If there is ever a misnomer when it comes
to the United States Federal Government, it's budget surplus. The government
has been running a major deficit since George W. Bush decided to slash taxes
for the richest Americans back in 2001.
His predecessor, Bill Clinton, had created a budget surplus of his own and a major
point of the campaigns of both W. Bush and his opponent, former Vice President
Al Gore, was what the government should do with that money. Gore, ever the
"boring" goody goody said that it should be placed in a "lock box", something he
was made fun of for ad nauseam. W. Bush, ever his father's son, went the
conservative route and said if there's a surplus, people are being overcharged with
their taxes, so cut those taxes. And boy did he. Since then, the government hasn't
had a surplus… until April of 2017! Now a few disclaimers, as April is typically
a surplus month because it's tax season and the amount of tax receipts the
IRS receives gives the government a ton of money to spend. There was also the
fact that corporations paid their taxes in April, after a change from them typically
paying in March. So, the government had a lot of the money
that they'd make for the entire year from both people and corporations. But, regardless
of the fact that Trump hasn't implemented his tax plan yet, there was still
a budget surplus under his watc. He's the President overseeing a surplus, while
tapping his fingers together and saying, "excellent".
Supreme Court Since the terror attacks of September 11th,
2001, the Executive Branch of government has expanded it's role and power
in an attempt to give the President unilateral power when it comes to fighting
the war on terror, or even saving the economy. Most of that power comes from so-called
"executive orders." Trump used those orders to pass or change
more legislation than almost any President since the 1940's. However, as
this all shows, these things can be undone and thus carry a lot less weight than
perhaps the most important role a president has — besides commander in chief
— and that's the ability to pick a Supreme Court Justice.
Now, the media did cover the fact that Trump elevated Neil Gorsuch to the Court,
but they didn't cover it as an accomplishment. Rather, it was something that
needed to be undone.
There was a lot of anger about that selection since the vacancy that needed filling
actually came under his predecessor, Barack Obama. Justice Antonin Scalia died
almost a year prior in February of 2016. Now, there is a standing courtesy that if
an opening comes in the last year of a president's term, they must wait until their
successor takes office. Obama attempted to buck that trend by nominating
Merrick Garland, but the Republican- controlled Senate ignored the nomination until
Trump took over. It was unheard of because technically President
Obama still had the power to nominate a Justice. Gorsuch is a decent selection
and not the zany pick many feared Trump would nominate (like Judge Judy).
You Down with TPP? Globalization has erased borders, especially
when it comes to trade, and has created a sort of race to the bottom when
it comes to which country can offer the cheapest labor. Because of that, the United
States has regions like the "Rust Belt"— an ironic nod to the fact that
entire towns are filled with abandoned buildings that used to be homes to factories
and good paying jobs. Trump ran against trade agreements that perpetuated
this trend. The Trans- Pacific-Partnership, became a symbol of everything
that's wrong with globalization — including but not limited to those who
actually got Trump elected. Hillary Clinton was for the TPP before she turned against
it. That hurt her chances, big time, especially
considering then current President Obama was described as working "fervently"
for the partnership. Once Trump took office one of the first things he did was
sign an executive order that officially withdrew the United States from the TPP, even
if it still needed to pass a Congress that had members who called the chances of
the TPP passing "bleak".
Border Security If there's any one community that treats
Trump like Voldemort and is so afraid of him that they refuse to even speak his name,
it's the immigrant community (both legal and illegal).The number of illegal border
crossing from Mexico to the US dropped over 40 percent in February (from
the previous month), Trump's first full month in office.
Like many points on this list, the numbers were trending that way even before
Trump took office. Yet, it has still been labeled the "Trump Effect" by different
sources. Even CNN used the term and they're probably the most outspoken
network about Trump.
Now, Trump is struggling to get his wall built; Mexico flat out refused to pay for it
and Trump is now threatening to shut down the government that his party controls
if funding for the wall isn't included in the upcoming funding bill. The reality is
that he may not even need one because immigrants
are so afraid of being raided by Trump.
Reigning in the EPA? If you're on the libertarian side of the
aisle you'll applaud Trump for this. The man
he appointed to run the Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt, ironically
sued the agency multiple times in the past. He had even called for it to be
disbanded. This is Trump's way of making good on his
campaign promise that he would "eliminate the EPA." He accused it of
overstepping its boundaries and making it hard for businesses to thrive with all the
smothering regulations — i.e. making it hard to dump their chemicals into the rivers.
Even though Trump's party, the Republicans control Congress anyway and they're
against the EPA as well, President Trump also signed an executive order that,
while vague, helped limit the EPA. The order stated that all heads of branch
departments — i.e. Pruitt — should "eliminate all unnecessary agencies and
reorganize those that remain to improve their efficiency, effectiveness and
accountability." While the order did give branch directors
six months to accomplish this goal, Pruitt got started right away as apparently (at least
according to CNN) "reigning in" the EPA was one of Trump's top priorities when
he got into office. Again, depending on where you lay on the political spectrum,
this is either an amazing move for small businesses or something quite horrific
for public safety and the future of the planet.
Energy One of the larger stories of 2016 was the
Dakota Access Pipeline protests by numerous Sioux tribes at the Standing Rock
Reservation. The protests drew worldwide attention. They argued the pipeline
threatened their environmental and economic wellbeing. They also claimed it destroyed
sites of "great historic, religious and cultural significance."
Despite those legitimate gripes and their very real fear the pipeline would
eventually leak — especially near Lake Oahe, which is their main source of water
— Trump approved the pipeline. While the pipeline benefits each state it runs
through — from Northern North Dakota all the way to Illinois — it also may not
have been necessary. The United States is one of the largest producers of natural
gas in the world. It makes sense the party that chanted "drill,
baby, drill!" at rallies would find no fault with building an oil pipeline that has
already spilled multiple times, in and around water sacred to a group of people the
United States government has let down time and again. But hey, it'll save
people a fraction of a cent at the pump, so… Worth it?
The Housing Market Back in 2011, a little under three years after
the housing market collapsed and almost brought the world economy to its knees,
houses were on the market for an average of 84 days. Since last month however,
houses only remain on the market for an average of 45 days.
Like most everything on this list, it's hard to give complete credit to anyone for
something that has so many moving parts. For example, zero per cent interest
rates helped spur a lot of home purchases. That started years ago, of course, but
it's reached peak levels this year. Also, housing prices spiked in February — a
month after Trump took office — by 5.8 per cent. That was the sharpest rise in
prices in almost three years. In Minneapolis, the median price of a home is
now $225,000, a 20 per cent surge since the housing implosion in 2008.
Realtors across the country are calling this a "housing boom." Since this took
place under Trump, his followers give him credit for it.
Manufacturing Boost The "Rust Belt" exists because of the
flight of manufacturing from the United States — since the late 60's or early
70's when globalization started. The Manufacturing Index (MI) is based on a set
of surveys of more than 300 manufacturing firms, that asks questions about
confidence, hiring, profit and loss, etc.
After Trump was elected, the MI reached a level that it hadn't in almost 35 years.
Because it's based on optimism, a lot like the stock market, it's easy to see why
the index reached that level: Trump signed an executive order reducing
regulations on manufacturers.
The Donald ran on an "America First" platform, promising things difficult to
accomplish. Things like betraying Republican principles by interfering with the
inner workings or decisions of a corporation or company.
Before and after the election, Trump was calling out companies for outsourcing
their manufacturing work. It bought him a lot of working class votes — even from
unions members who typically vote Democrat. While Trump has gotten some firms
to keep their jobs in America, outsourcing is still a real thing.
Some find Trump's promises hollow, considering he and his family have
consistently used foreign manufacturing for the products they sell. And yet, the
manufacturing sector is still buying what Trump is selling… For now.
Cutting Regulations Since he took office, Trump has altered or
repealed many regulations put in place by his predecessors. Some of the most important
include the repeal of the Dodd- Frank Act, a regulation put in place as a
response to the financial crisis of 2008. Conservatives loathe regulations so they applauded
that move. But that applause turned into outright amazement when Trump
signed an executive order that stated that for every new regulation the government
creates, two must be removed in its place. That means that eventually the American
government could have only one regulation!
Conservatives believe that capitalism makes a lot of government (and regulations)
redundant, as the "invisible hand" of the "market" will create its own rules
and regulations. They believe people's safety
is inherent in a company's business model; they don't want to kill their customers
— it's bad for business. However, history and current reality has shown
that while in theory that makes a ton of sense, it never pans out in real life
because greed supersedes all else. There are countless examples of this, like
the tobacco industry or the companies that know that their coal ash is leaking into
drinking water. Either way, it's been the most important
move Trump made in his young presidency.
And, since odds in Vegas have Trump out of office by the end of the year, it could
be the most important of his entire administration. You can beat the odds by checking out our
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