Wednesday 24 April 2024

“Trump Good” and also “Trump Bad"

 

Clip from the video above
From a book written in 2011
“The old-fashioned way to judge a president is by results. A more popular way is by how well he fits the preconceptions of the intelligentsia or the media”. 
Same for Trump. The results of his presidency: 

  • No new wars
  • Increased NATO payments 
  • Abraham Accords: breakthrough agreements between Israel and surrounding Arab states
  • Keeping Iran under control 
  • Energy independence
  • Lowest Black unemployment rate in history
  • Highest Black home-ownership in history
  • High economic growth rates
  • Low inflation
  • The First Steps Act to release non-violent criminals

But, the “preconceptions of the intelligentsia”: Trump Bad. Orange Man Bad.