{"id":1803266,"date":"2023-01-12T09:06:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-12T14:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1803266"},"modified":"2023-01-12T09:09:12","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T14:09:12","slug":"mark-lewis-donald-trumps-accomplishments-as-president-part-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mark-lewis-donald-trumps-accomplishments-as-president-part-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Lewis: Donald Trump\u2019s Accomplishments as President, Part One"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmark-lewis-donald-trumps-accomplishments-as-president-part-one%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1803266&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/92771f8f-1a7d-4412-9ead-6bd23a4d5973.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>I have been repeatedly told, as I\u2019m sure you have, that Donald Trump \u201cwas the worst President the United States has ever had.\u201d Except for his \u201cracism,\u201d \u201cNazism,\u201d \u201cmean tweets,\u201d And \u201call the stupid things he said and did,\u201d I have never been told what specific accomplishments of his administration these folks don\u2019t like. Granted, maybe the man is arrogant and narcissistic, but he isn\u2019t the only such person who ever occupied the White House. Perhaps he made some dumb mistakes; I wonder how many people have ever done the same. Donald Trump is not guilty. The Left is far from justice and fairness.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Trump, like all of us, including his liberal detractors, isn\u2019t close to perfection. I didn\u2019t agree with his every policy, action, word, or deed, but what I want to do in three articles is look at his record: what did his administration accomplish for the United States. The list is lengthy and I won&#8217;t mention them all.<\/p>\n<p>The reader will decide for themselves if the actions taken by Trump&#8217;s administration are good or bad for America. Of course, I will comment on the process, but only briefly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Economic growth and unemployment<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022Unemployment rates for African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, Native Americans, veterans, individuals with disabilities, and those without a high school diploma all reached record lows.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022Unemployment for women hit its lowest rate in nearly 70 years.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022Lifted nearly 7 million people off food stamps.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022Poverty rates for African Americans and Hispanic Americans reached record lows.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022Income inequality fell for two straight years, and by the largest amount in over a decade.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022The bottom 50 percent of American households saw a 40 percent increase in net worth.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022Wages rose fastest for low-income and blue-collar workers \u2013 a 16 percent pay increase.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022African American homeownership increased from 41.7 percent to 46.4 percent.<\/p>\n<p>Trump is, naturally, a \u201cracist\u201d And \u201csexist\u201d Liberals are guilty of this charge, and they have no evidence. However, it is difficult to see why a man who hates women and minorities would create policies that are so beneficial to them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Tax relief<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022Strengthened America\u2019s rural economy by investing over $1.3 billion through the Agriculture Department\u2019s ReConnect Program to bring high-speed broadband infrastructure to rural America.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022More than 6 million American workers received wage increases, bonuses, and increased benefits thanks to the tax cuts.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022A typical family of four earning $75,000 received an income tax cut of more than $2,000 \u2013 slashing their tax bill in half.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022Doubled the standard deduction \u2013 making the first $24,000 earned by a married couple completely tax-free.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022Doubled the child tax credit.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022Since the passage of tax cuts, the share of total wealth held by the bottom half of households has increased, while the share held by the top 1 percent has decreased.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022Over $1.5 trillion was repatriated into the United States from overseas.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022Created nearly 9,000 Opportunity Zones where capital gains on long-term investments are taxed at zero.<\/p>\n<p>Americans were able retain more of the money that they earned. Only a Marxist (yes Democrat) would object.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Regulations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022Instead of 2-for-1, Trump eliminated 8 old regulations for every 1 new regulation adopted.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022Provided the average American household an extra $3,100 every year.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022Removed nearly 25,000 pages from the Federal Register \u2013 more than any other president. The previous administration had added more than 16,000 pages.<\/p>\n<p>Trump was extremely pro-business which is something that is a complete opposite to the Left. However, the elimination of unnecessary regulations was a boon for small businesses and a cost-saving measure that provided more money for Americans.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Trade<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022Immediately withdrew from the job-killing Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).<\/p>\n<p>\u2022Ended the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and replaced it with the brand new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).<\/p>\n<p>\u2022The USMCA contains powerful new protections for American manufacturers, auto-makers, farmers, dairy producers, and workers.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022Negotiated another deal with Japan to boost $40 billion worth of digital trade.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2022China agreed to purchase an additional $200 billion worth of United States exports and opened market access for over 4,000 American facilities to exports while all tariffs remained in effect.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022Imposed tariffs on hundreds of billions worth of Chinese goods to protect American jobs and stop China\u2019s abuses under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 and Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022Achieved a mutual agreement with the European Union (EU) that addresses unfair trade practices and increases duty-free exports by 180 percent to $420 million.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022Successfully negotiated more than 50 agreements with countries around the world to increase foreign market access and boost exports of American agriculture products, supporting more than 1 million American jobs.<\/p>\n<p>The basics of economics are difficult for most Americans to grasp. Therefore, the benefits of the above cannot be easily understood or experienced by the majority. The list is long enough to anger the Left. Trump signed trade agreements that were in the United States&#8217; favor. Although he still had much to accomplish in this area, he was denied four more years. This has obviously caused the country to suffer greatly in the last two-years.<\/p>\n<p>Part two of this series will feature more Trump achievements.<\/p>\n<p><em id=\"isPasted\">Don\u2019t miss out on some good American reading from the good ol\u2019 days. \u00a0My western novels\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1636486533\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Whitewater<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0And\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/9994983245\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>River Bend<\/em><\/a><em>,<\/em><em>\u00a0These books are also available on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Eliva.com. \u00a0 The third western is\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Allies-Dilemma-Mark-Lewis-ebook\/dp\/B00BI364GC\/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=2R6B147DQV953&#038;keywords=allie%27s+dilemma&#038;qid=1668838816&#038;sprefix=allie%27s+dilemma%2Caps%2C427&#038;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Allie\u2019s Dilemma<\/em><\/a><em>, available only for Kindle \u00a0 Check out my other posts at\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/thailandlewis.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>thailandlewis.blogspot.com<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have been repeatedly told, as I\u2019m sure you have, that Donald Trump \u201cwas the worst President the United States has ever had.\u201d Except for his \u201cracism,\u201d \u201cNazism,\u201d \u201cmean tweets,\u201d And \u201call the stupid things he said and did,\u201d I have never been told what specific accomplishments of his administration these folks don\u2019t like. Granted, &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1749075,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[13647,5458,4657,7090,5200,3669,3819,3794],"class_list":["post-1803266","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report","tag-accomplishments","tag-bongino","tag-donald","tag-lewis","tag-mark","tag-president","tag-report","tag-trumps"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1803266","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1803266"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1803266\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1749075"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1803266"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1803266"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1803266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}