Looking Past the Media Bias: An Honest Take on Trump’s Accomplishments
Posted Tuesday, November 21, 2017 | By Cole P. Zail | 20 Comments
trump accomplishments media biasThe liberal media has been relentless in their efforts to cast President Trump in a bad light. Mainstream news outlets with inflammatory intent constantly try to make the man look irresponsible, unintelligent, and wholly unpresidential.

Biased headlines from outlets such as CNN, NBC, The Huffington Post, the New York Times, and other mainstream media networks have attacked the president for doing his job, such as when he visited Hurricane Harvey victims in Texas, when he denounced white supremacists, or when he vowed to preserve the Christian values our country was founded upon.

The same sources are also quick to point fingers whenever President Trump does anything they can spin as a misstep, relishing the opportunity to castigate the man they claim is a “fascist dictator” and sociopath. With the media in nonstop smear campaign-mode, most of the successes our president has accomplished have gone under the radar, ignored by the press.

So what victories has Trump achieved? Here are ten of his biggest accomplishments as president so far.

Employment

Under Donald Trump, US unemployment has dropped to its lowest point in 17 years. With 261,000 more jobs added to the economy, the unemployment rate has dropped down to 4.1%– the lowest it has been since December 2001. Looking toward the future, President Trump tweeted yesterday, “Under President Trump unemployment rate will drop below 4%. Analysts predict economic boom for 2018! @foxandfriends and @Varneyco”.

Energy

President Trump has finally ended the war on fossil fuels waged by his liberal predecessor Barack Obama. Embracing the useful role of natural resources, President Trump has met with representatives of the coal and natural gas industries to discuss the use of fossil fuels and how we can transform our country’s energy policies. Trump is also promoting American energy dominance which will, in turn, boost the economy.

Law Enforcement

In a time when anti-police sentiment is on the rise, Donald Trump has put his foot down and taken a stand for America’s police officers, noting their bravery and the necessary job they carry out for our country.

Between calling out violent Antifa protesters, going after MS-13 gang members, and suggesting the death penalty for anyone who kills a police officer, President Trump has shown that he stands with the police and gives his full support to America’s law enforcement.



Welfare Reform

Donald Trump has made it clear since his election campaign that welfare reform would be a priority of his administration. In a Monday meeting, the president announced he’d be focusing heavily on the issue in 2018.

When he laid out his proposed 2018 budget, there were significant cuts to federal assistance programs, such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).

A major proponent of getting Americans back to work, President Trump has expressed his concerns about welfare, arguing that it encourages people to remain unemployed, and that this must change if we want our nation to prosper again. “People are taking advantage of the system and then other people aren’t receiving what they really need to live, and we think it’s very unfair to them”, the president said before an October cabinet meeting.

Deregulation Success

It’s no coincidence that the American stock market began rising after Trump’s inauguration. Excessive regulation was hugely hindering the US economy, and by rolling back so many of these regulatory restrictions, Trump has allowed the market to boom once again. Promoting more economic growth, job creation, and business confidence, Trump’s decreasing of federal regulations has been tremendously beneficial.

Trump has also broken Ronald Reagan’s record of decreasing federal regulations- Reagan cut down on regulations by one third during his presidency. Trump has topped this, cutting back on over one third and aiming for an even higher figure of 70% of all federal regulations.

Religious Freedom

A huge contrast from Obama-era legislation that undermined America’s Christian foundation, President Trump has shown his commitment to defending religious freedom. “We are stopping cold the attacks on Judeo-Christian values”, he declared in his speech at the 2017 Values Voter Summit, “Guess what? We’re saying ‘Merry Christmas’ again”.

Trump has signed an executive order affirming that Americans have the right to worship in live in accordance with their religious beliefs in every part of their lives—from school, to the public sphere, to the workplace. The president has also issued two rules allowing employers to refuse to cover birth control through religious or moral exemption, reversing Barack Obama’s anti-Christian policies.

United Nations

Trump has pulled the United States from UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Many Americans saw this as a step in the right direction, as the UN has proven to be an anti-American and anti-Constitution institution with a globalist agenda.

Donald Trump, since assuming the presidency, has also withdrawn the US from the Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Paris Climate Accord. Pulling out of UNESCO was a strategic move on Trump’s part, and further highlights how our president is not afraid to pull out of international organizations for the sake of putting America first.

Second Amendment Rights

On his very first day in office, President Trump revoked the US Fish and Wildlife Service’s Director’s Order 219, which banned the use of nontoxic ammunition and fishing tackle. Trump also supported H.J. Res. 40, an Obama-era bill that prohibited certain Social Security beneficiaries from acquiring guns. After eight years of a president who tried his hardest to strip away Americans’ Second Amendment rights, Donald Trump is standing up for our right to bear arms.

Immigration

Taking a firm stance on illegal immigration, President Trump has prioritized homeland security and the safety of American citizens. Since Trump’s inauguration and the beginning of construction on the border wall, illegal border crossings have massively decreased. Trump’s leadership has also boosted the morale of Border Patrol and ICE agents, who can now carry out their jobs without being admonished or undermined.

Protecting the Unborn

Trump aims to preserve the sanctity of life at the national level, continually defending the rights of the unborn and strongly supporting the pro-life movement. Through the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2017, Trump has vowed to prohibit taxpayer-funded abortions. The Trump administration has also supported the passage of H.R. 36, or the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, which would protect unborn children by preventing abortions 20 weeks after conception.

These are just ten of Trump’s successes since taking office in January, and the president aims to accomplish much more in his next three years. When asked what the future plans of the Trump administration look like, President Trump has spoken of government reform and increased transparency, raising the defense budget, remodeling our nation’s space policy, combating terrorism and other threats to public safety, and boosting US manufacturing.

Which of Trump’s presidential successes do you think has made the greatest difference in America?

https://amac.us/looking-past-t...mps-accomplishments/

This message has been edited. Last edited by: downtownv,

Great list downtownv - thank you President Trump.

And to your other comment; just say no, or F-U whichever you prefer, to the AARP!

Every time I get a enrollment package from AARP I wad up all the material, stuff it in the postage paid envelope and send it back after I remove my information so that they will send me more junk so I can return it to them on their dime.

What am I not seeing? I didn't see mention of the AARP in the article or anyplace on the link. What do they have to do with This assessment, other than they did not write it?

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Originally posted by 2012BOSS302:
Great list downtownv - thank you President Trump.

And to your other comment; just say no, or F-U whichever you prefer, to the AARP!

I send them this letter in their pre paid envelopes:
(feel free to use it.)

Dear AARP,

Recently you sent us a letter encouraging us to renew our lapsed membership in AARP by the requested date. This isn't what you were looking for, but it's is the most honest response I can give you. Our coverage gap is a microscopic symptom of the real problem, a deepening lack of faith. While we have proudly maintained our membership for years and long admired the AARP goals and principles, regrettably, we can no longer endorse its abdication of our values. Your letter stated that we can count on AARP to speak up for our rights, yet the voice we hear is not ours.

Your offer of being kept up to date on important issues through DIVIDED WE FAIL presents neither an impartial view nor the one we have come to embrace. We do believe that when two parties agree all the time on everything presented to them, one is probably not necessary. But, when the opinions and long term goals are diametrically opposed, the divorce is imminent. This is the philosophy which spawned our 200 years of government.

Once upon a time, we looked forward to being part of the senior demographic. We also looked to AARP to provide certain benefits and give our voice a power we could not possibly hope to achieve on our own. AARP once gave us a sense of belonging which we no longer enjoy. The Socialist politics practiced by the Obama Regime and empowered by AARP serves only to raise the blood pressure my medical insurance strives to contain. Clearly a conflict of interest there! We do not understand the AARP posture, feel greatly betrayed by the guiding forces that we expected to map out our senior years and leave your ranks with a great sense of regret. We mitigate that disappointment with the relief of knowing that we are not contributing to the problem anymore by renewing our membership. There are numerous other organizations which offer discounts without threatening our way of life or offending our sensibilities and values.

This Obama Regime scares the living daylights out of us. Not just for ourselves, but for our proud and bloodstained heritage. But more importantly for our children and grandchildren. Washington has rendered Soylent Green a prophetic cautionary tale rather than a nonfiction scare tactic. I have never endorsed any militant or radical groups, yet now I find myself listening to them. I don't have to agree with them to appreciate the fear which birthed their existence. Their borderline insanity presents little more than a balance to the voice of the Socialist Mindset in power. Perhaps I became American by a great stroke of luck in some cosmic uterine lottery, but in my adulthood I CHOOSE to embrace it and nurture the freedoms it represents as well as the responsibilities.

Your web site generously offers us the opportunity to receive all communication in Spanish. ARE YOU KIDDING??? The illegal perpetrators have broken into our 'house', invaded our home without invitation or consent. The President insists we keep these illegal perpetrators in comfort and learn the perpetrator's language so we can communicate our reluctant welcome to them. I DON'T choose to welcome them, to support them, to educate them, to medicate them, or to pay for their food or clothing. American home invaders get arrested. Please explain to me why foreign lawbreakers can enjoy privileges on American soil that Americans do not get? Why do some immigrants have to play the game to be welcomed and others only have to break and enter to be welcomed?

We travel for a living. Walt hauls horses all over this great country, averaging over 10,000 miles a month when he is out there. He meets more people than a politician on caffeine overdose. Of all the many good folks he enjoyed on this last 10,000 miles, this trip yielded only ONE supporter of the current Regime. One of us is out of touch with mainstream America. Since our poll is conducted without funding, I have more faith in it than ones that are driven by a need to yield AMNESTY (aka-make voters out of the foreign lawbreakers so they can vote to continue the governments free handouts). This addition of 10 to 20 million voters who then will vote to continue Socialism will OVERWHELM our votes to control the government's free handouts. It is a "slippery slope" we must not embark on!

As Margaret Thatcher (former Prime Minister of Great Britain) once said "Socialism is GREAT - UNTIL you run out of other people's money".

We have decided to forward this to everyone on our mailing list, and will encourage them to do the same. With several hundred in my address book, I have every faith that the eventual exponential factor will make a credible statement to you. I am disappointed as all get out! I am more scared than I have ever been in my entire life! I am ANGRY! I am MAD as heck, and I'm NOT gonna take it anymore!

Walt & Cyndy Miller,
Miller Farms Equine Transport

You made millions supporting that asshole in Washington, as opposed to Supporting your base! Screw AARP, I and everyone I know and talk to joined AMAC.

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Originally posted by radioman:
What am I not seeing? I didn't see mention of the AARP in the article or anyplace on the link. What do they have to do with This assessment, other than they did not write it?

It was a "part B" side note...

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Originally posted by downtownv:
On his very first day in office, President Trump revoked the US Fish and Wildlife Service’s Director’s Order 219, which banned the use of nontoxic ammunition and fishing tackle.

Not accurate.

Sec. Zinke did this on his first day.

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Originally posted by Gustofer:

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Originally posted by downtownv:
On his very first day in office, President Trump revoked the US Fish and Wildlife Service’s Director’s Order 219, which banned the use of nontoxic ammunition and fishing tackle.

Not accurate.

Sec. Zinke did this on his first day.

Still not accurate. 219 didn't ban "non-toxic" ammunition and tackle. It required it. Author's mistake, not yours.

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Originally posted by radioman:
I didn't see mention of the AARP in the article or anyplace on the link.

The article is from the AMAC.
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AMAC Was Founded to be Your Alternative to AARP

Looking for an alternative to AARP? You’ve come to the right place. The Association of Mature American Citizens (AMAC) is a conservative, nonpartisan organization looking out for the interests of Americans 50 years of age and older. We believe in the traditional values of Faith – Family – Freedom that have made the United States of America the greatest of nations. We believe that life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are not empty words, but the fulfillment of the American dream.

AMAC will endeavor to be your advocate to promote commonsense government and to let you keep your hard-earned money in your pocket – not the government’s.

Our new organization continues to grow. If you’re tired of the other senior organization’s liberal way of thinking, please join AMAC today. If you like what we are trying to do to protect our way of life, refer your family, friends, and neighbors. The more people who join AMAC, the more positive impact we can have, and the more discount products and services we’ll be able to negotiate for you. Remember, there is strength in numbers.

https://amac.us/amac-alternative-aarp/

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Originally posted by Gustofer:

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Originally posted by downtownv:
On his very first day in office, President Trump revoked the US Fish and Wildlife Service’s Director’s Order 219, which banned the use of nontoxic ammunition and fishing tackle.

Not accurate.

Sec. Zinke did this on his first day.

So bird hunting (duck hunting) with lead shot is now legal? I've been out of the hunting loop for a while so I'm not current ont the status.

Never joined AARP, uberlib organization. They love obama care, and hate the second amendment. Got so much mail from them whe I turned 55 to join. I started sending the NRA brochures in their return envelopes just to make them pay for it.

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Got so much mail from them whe I turned 55 to join.

Sheeeit, I've been getting mail from them for years, and I'm still not 55...

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Second Amendment Rights

On his very first day in office, President Trump revoked the US Fish and Wildlife Service’s Director’s Order 219, which banned the use of nontoxic ammunition and fishing tackle. Trump also supported H.J. Res. 40, an Obama-era bill that prohibited certain Social Security beneficiaries from acquiring guns. After eight years of a president who tried his hardest to strip away Americans’ Second Amendment rights, Donald Trump is standing up for our right to bear arms.

One of these sentences does not go with the others.

Trump supported H.J. Res 40, yes, but it was a resolution which disapproved of an Obama-era SocSec Admin decree stripping gun rights from some SocSec recipients.

So, Trump was indeed on the side of the 2A - he did not support any Obama-era bill stripping gun rights from any SocSec recipients as that sentence states.

Great letter. Expresses my sentiments exactly

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Originally posted by downtownv:

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Originally posted by 2012BOSS302:
Great list downtownv - thank you President Trump.

And to your other comment; just say no, or F-U whichever you prefer, to the AARP!

I send them this letter in their pre paid envelopes:
(feel free to use it.)

Dear AARP,

Recently you sent us a letter encouraging us to renew our lapsed membership in AARP by the requested date. This isn't what you were looking for, but it's is the most honest response I can give you. Our coverage gap is a microscopic symptom of the real problem, a deepening lack of faith. While we have proudly maintained our membership for years and long admired the AARP goals and principles, regrettably, we can no longer endorse its abdication of our values. Your letter stated that we can count on AARP to speak up for our rights, yet the voice we hear is not ours.

Your offer of being kept up to date on important issues through DIVIDED WE FAIL presents neither an impartial view nor the one we have come to embrace. We do believe that when two parties agree all the time on everything presented to them, one is probably not necessary. But, when the opinions and long term goals are diametrically opposed, the divorce is imminent. This is the philosophy which spawned our 200 years of government.

Once upon a time, we looked forward to being part of the senior demographic. We also looked to AARP to provide certain benefits and give our voice a power we could not possibly hope to achieve on our own. AARP once gave us a sense of belonging which we no longer enjoy. The Socialist politics practiced by the Obama Regime and empowered by AARP serves only to raise the blood pressure my medical insurance strives to contain. Clearly a conflict of interest there! We do not understand the AARP posture, feel greatly betrayed by the guiding forces that we expected to map out our senior years and leave your ranks with a great sense of regret. We mitigate that disappointment with the relief of knowing that we are not contributing to the problem anymore by renewing our membership. There are numerous other organizations which offer discounts without threatening our way of life or offending our sensibilities and values.

This Obama Regime scares the living daylights out of us. Not just for ourselves, but for our proud and bloodstained heritage. But more importantly for our children and grandchildren. Washington has rendered Soylent Green a prophetic cautionary tale rather than a nonfiction scare tactic. I have never endorsed any militant or radical groups, yet now I find myself listening to them. I don't have to agree with them to appreciate the fear which birthed their existence. Their borderline insanity presents little more than a balance to the voice of the Socialist Mindset in power. Perhaps I became American by a great stroke of luck in some cosmic uterine lottery, but in my adulthood I CHOOSE to embrace it and nurture the freedoms it represents as well as the responsibilities.

Your web site generously offers us the opportunity to receive all communication in Spanish. ARE YOU KIDDING??? The illegal perpetrators have broken into our 'house', invaded our home without invitation or consent. The President insists we keep these illegal perpetrators in comfort and learn the perpetrator's language so we can communicate our reluctant welcome to them. I DON'T choose to welcome them, to support them, to educate them, to medicate them, or to pay for their food or clothing. American home invaders get arrested. Please explain to me why foreign lawbreakers can enjoy privileges on American soil that Americans do not get? Why do some immigrants have to play the game to be welcomed and others only have to break and enter to be welcomed?

We travel for a living. Walt hauls horses all over this great country, averaging over 10,000 miles a month when he is out there. He meets more people than a politician on caffeine overdose. Of all the many good folks he enjoyed on this last 10,000 miles, this trip yielded only ONE supporter of the current Regime. One of us is out of touch with mainstream America. Since our poll is conducted without funding, I have more faith in it than ones that are driven by a need to yield AMNESTY (aka-make voters out of the foreign lawbreakers so they can vote to continue the governments free handouts). This addition of 10 to 20 million voters who then will vote to continue Socialism will OVERWHELM our votes to control the government's free handouts. It is a "slippery slope" we must not embark on!

As Margaret Thatcher (former Prime Minister of Great Britain) once said "Socialism is GREAT - UNTIL you run out of other people's money".

We have decided to forward this to everyone on our mailing list, and will encourage them to do the same. With several hundred in my address book, I have every faith that the eventual exponential factor will make a credible statement to you. I am disappointed as all get out! I am more scared than I have ever been in my entire life! I am ANGRY! I am MAD as heck, and I'm NOT gonna take it anymore!

Walt & Cyndy Miller,
Miller Farms Equine Transport

You made millions supporting that asshole in Washington, as opposed to Supporting your base! Screw AARP, I and everyone I know and talk to joined AMAC.

Ever since AARP supported obungo-care, I've changed the way I handle their bulk mail. Prior to this I would just shred their crap. Now I make it a point to always, and I mean always, responding to them by using a black magic marker and printing "FUCK OFF" on their response form. I then use their pre-paid envelope to return my special response. Let these bastards pay the USPS for my response. Oh, I always make sure my name and address if fully legible on their response form.

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Originally posted by MG34_Dan:
Ever since AARP supported obungo-care, I've changed the way I handle their bulk mail. Prior to this I would just shred their crap. Now I make it a point to always, and I mean always, responding to them by using a black magic marker and printing "FUCK OFF" on their response form. I then use their pre-paid envelope to return my special response. Let these bastards pay the USPS for my response. Oh, I always make sure my name and address if fully legible on their response form.

This!!!! I don't know how much it has cost them so far, but until they quit sending them, I'll keep up my barrage!! F them big time!!

You know it's probably some third party outfit that processes the AARP mail ? Anything that isn't a YES to the membership request is trashed .

PWLT

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Originally posted by selogic:
You know it's probably some third party outfit that processes the AARP mail ? Anything that isn't a YES to the membership request is trashed .

PWLT

If so, it still costs AARP money to pay for that service, and I agree anything other than the YES block being checked is ignored and trashed.
Wouldn't be surprised if it is done by automatic scanner.

Yeah , I was referring to all of the commentary people claim to include in the envelopes . It might make you feel better but the right people aren't seeing it .

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Originally posted by MG34_Dan:
Ever since AARP supported obungo-care, I've changed the way I handle their bulk mail. Prior to this I would just shred their crap. Now I make it a point to always, and I mean always, responding to them by using a black magic marker and printing "FUCK OFF" on their response form. I then use their pre-paid envelope to return my special response. Let these bastards pay the USPS for my response. Oh, I always make sure my name and address if fully legible on their response form.

I like the way you roll!