Hi pellius. I was referring to the explicitly divisive stance (via social media and more official channels) Trump has taken over several sociopolitical issues during his presidency vs. the actual power of offered to his presidential privileges that you mention. I mean, it's basically been his bitter public vitriol against any and all critics and opposers of his efforts and stances. IMO, his biggest success has been the relative health of the economy, which was very likely driven by circumstances out of his control. That last 2 real tests to his presidency (pandemic and fallout, and this race issue) have been disasters for his incessant leadership style.
Disclaimer. I'm not an American citizen, so I have no real skin in this game other than economic fallout that impacts my country of residence.
I'll address your points.
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his bitter public vitriol against any and all critics and opposers"
No President in history has been attacked and plotted against by his own government and intelligence agencies more than Trump . He's a fighter and is not going to sugar coat anything. He'll tell a reporter during his press briefing that his news organization is fake news and he's a liar right to his face. He'll call it the "China Virus" because it came from China not because he's a racist. No one has ever done this before. The press is used to being kowtowed to because of the power they have to shape public opinion. But Trump isn't going to bow down to anybody and will use Twitter to bypass the press.
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relative health of the economy, which was very likely driven by circumstances out of his control. Are you fucking kidding me? Are you so anti-Trump that you believe he had very little to do with the economic upturn? When Trump cut corporate tax rates from 35%, the highest in the world, to 21%, the effect was immediate. Immediate! Here in Hawaii, wages for entry-level rose in many jobs and
Banks from $12/hr to $15/hr and many also got an additional cash bonus. All within weeks of cutting taxes! Real money in people's pockets within weeks. Unemployment was the lowest it has ever been in over fifty years. Still, Trump haters complained that their tax refund was lower than before. Yes, idiots, it's because you paid less taxes. You got to keep more of the money that you earned.
His slashing of regulations which decreased the cost of doing business cause a boom to business and employment. His overruling the Dodd-Frank bank reform was especially helpful to community banks.
The list goes on and on regarding Trump's policies, coming directly from Trump, caused the economic boom and it wasn't going to happen on its own.
That last 2 real tests to his presidency (pandemic and fallout, and this race issue) have been disasters for his incessant leadership style. Please tell me what Trump should have done given the information he got and was getting from experts in the field regarding the Pandemic? He restricted travel from China within the first month and later from the EU despite being blasted as xenophobic. On the day the coronavirus was first confirmed in the U.S., January 21st., Dr Fauci said on TV,
“Obviously, you need to take it seriously and do the kind of things the (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) and the Department of Homeland Security is doing. But this is not a major threat to the people of the United States and this is not something that the citizens of the United States right now should be worried about.”Despite this announcement, Trump still instituted a travel ban on China nine days later.
And please tell me, tell all of us, what can and what is the President suppose to do to regarding race relations? I want specific action items and not these broad generalizations that Libs like to use like, "promote more equality, fairness, and diversity." Give a policy. Some real-world hands-on actions and policies and not the standard insipid, feel-good, pablum that comes from the Left.
