Every president does good and not-so-good things. There are obviously things Trump did that were good, I agree. But there were also things he failed at and did not so well that cost him his bid for reelection. He mishandled the COVID response, with mixed messages on masks, social distancing, and politicizing the pandemic. I believe this ultimately added to the closure of more businesses, especially small ones, than would have been less if he acted more like a leader. He allowed big box stores to stay open and airlines, while he allowed independently owned business to be closed by the states. FUCKING BS!! His approach to foreign policy unsettled allies straining relationships with NATO. His zero-tolerance immigration policy led to family separations. His handling of racial tensions was divisive. While the stock market performed well it can be argued that the gains only benefitted the wealthy. He refused to release his tax returns, which now is notable considering his current dilemmas. On top of all of this, he's got 4 fucking inditements. He's likely dirty.
Personally, "mean tweets" from other people don't bother me. But, in addition to some of his other antics, I expect a level of class from our POTUS, which makes him a baffoon IMO. But really, at the end of the day, no president has done anything about the runaway cost of healthcare, so I give a fail to all of them.
Now we got the "Big guy". and next year what will we have?
I think he lost for one reason: Covid. The economy was booming before Covid. He would have sailed to reelection if not for the pandemic.
I didn't like everything he did during the pandemic, but overall, given what we knew at the time, I think he did good. Including things like shutting down travel from China very early, sending hospital ships to New York (which Cuomo refused to use and let old people die as a result), etc.
Most of the damage was done by mayors and governors. They are the ones who determined what constituted "essential" businesses in their respective cities and states. None of it made sense. And it was all over the place. We were locked down. Florida was open. California was locked down. Texas was open. The gyms were shut down, but Walmart was open. It was crazy. And I think there were massive violations of the law, because mayors and governors took their emergency power laws, which typically allow for a fixed duration, and extended them indefinitely. In other words, they suspended laws and state constitutions indefinitely and played King/Queen by making up their own rules. It was scandalous. And rarely discussed, because the media, the CDC, Fauci, etc. were lying to the public scaring the crap out of everyone. I don't blame Trump for that.
His approach to foreign policy forced NATO countries to increase their contributions. If you look at his entire foreign policy record, there is very little to complain about.
So he separated families by sending illegals back to their country. And this is a problem? As opposed to the literal millions of illegals who have invaded the border since Biden took office?
Your comment about the stock market is not factual. Investors include many people who are not "wealthy." Anyone who owned a portfolio did very well under Trump. That's just undeniable.
I thought he should have released his tax returns, only because he promised he would, but who cares? Congress eventually got them and released them. Rhetorical question: what do his tax returns have to do with the price of tea in China?
But really, all you needed to say was he is "dirty." That's really why you have trouble seeing how people can support him. This is a common response to Trump. People cannot get past his personality. And the media/Democrats lie about him, repeatedly, to keep people from making logic-based decisions. Like the "very fine people" lie. Or falsely calling him a racist. Those are all appeals to emotion.
And look, it got me too in 2016. I made a largely emotional decision to not vote for him in 2016. I was really offended by what I thought was his mocking of a disabled reporter. That was a bridge too far for me. So I voted for the space cadet Gary Johnson. I found out after the election that I was duped by the dishonest media.
Since then, I look past his personality and look at what he actually does when he governs. I gave him a clean slate after he was elected and focused on his actual decisions. Pretty easy call for me when I look at his record.
