It is not another debate at all. It directly responds to the opening question in the OP. And I get really really tired of the same old assigned talking point, i.e. anything good that happened in the Obama Administration is Obama's doing, but everything bad or under par was George W. Bush's fault. And now anything bad that happens in the Trump Administration is Trump's doing but everything good that is happening, Obama made it happen.
President Trump turned around a stalled, stagnant economy in which labor participation was decreasing, family incomes were decreasing, and unemployment among blacks, Hispanics, etc. remained unacceptably high.
Now the unemployment numbers among blacks, Hispanics, women, youth, hardcore unemployable, etc. have dropped to historic or near historic lows and continue to tick downward. Trillions of sidelined operating and venture capital has been put back to work in the economy and wages and family wealth is increasing at a healthy rate again. Our manufacturing base is growing again instead of persistently shrinking. Millions have dropped off the SNAP program as they no longer need it. Despite record numbers of baby boomers retiring these days, the labor participation rate ticked up last month for the first time in a long time.
You can find pluses and minuses in any Administration. Obama deserves the credit where he got it right and it was on his watch when things went wrong. But the fact is President Trump has done an excellent job with the economy and he deserves all the credit for that any President deserves. In many ways America has become great again. There is still much to be done, but the President has only been at it for 2-1/2 years. He has made mistakes and will no doubt continue to do so. But given an honest chance, I think his instincts and ability to address solutions for real problems will produce some very good things.
Truly, I'm just sick to death of hearing 'but the economy!' and 'low unemployment!'. That's simply not enough taken into the grand scheme of everything. Here's the primary talking points comparing Trump and Obama. Everyone that's a voter has to look at the overall picture and stop looking through a peephole in a door.
Trump has a great, strong economy, strongest in decades. Unemployment is at a record low.
Obama inherited a financial disaster and turned it completely around putting the US in an upward climb.
Okay that's it, let's put a full stop on only those two talking points. Basically that's the two main defenses on each side. Now let's look at the other 'stuff' that Trump supporters overlook and keep using the economy and jobs numbers as their reasons to keep supporting Trump and continually making excuses for his shortfalls and blaming the left for 'picking on him'.
Trump signed a complete and total ban on all Muslims entering the country. Yes, it was overturned in court, but it pleased the base.
Trump weakened Dodd-Frank which had been put into place after the financial crisis of 2007. The Dodd-Frank banking regulations were passed in 2010. The rolling back of regulations of Dodd-Frank would exempt some small and regional banks from the most stringent regulations, and also loosened rules aimed at protecting the biggest banks from sudden collapse. Trump had vowed to “do a big number” on the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and some House Republicans had hoped to repeal the law entirely. Once again, he left people in the US vulnerable to big banks once again. Rolling back those regulations was the most pro-growth banking bill in a generation.
Tariffs and trade policies are costing the American consumer 1.4 billion dollars more every month purchasing everything from shampoo to washing machines because of his so-called trade policy.
NY Fed: Trump tariffs costing US consumers $1.4 billion per month
Trump passed a tax bill benefiting the top 1% and the biggest corporations in our country.
Take these item by item, how is it possible that you can defend this man based solely on 'the economy' and 'jobs'?
I haven't even mentioned how he has alienated our previously most loyal allies while embracing dictators including one that interfered in our democratic election. Those two things alone should be enough to make your brain think, 'hey wait, that's not a good thing.'
