As many of you may know, I was very relunctant to cast my ballot for Trump in 2016. His style was abrasive and clumsy, and there were questions about how genuine he was. Now, in 2020, I am a very enthusiastic support of Trump, for a variety of reasons.
One of the things that has particularly impressed me about Trump is the outreach and coordination from the White House. Back in February, I wrote this about the Trump White House: "In talking with other County Board Supervisors, the level of communication from the Trump White House is a significant increase, as previous administrations have traditionally not communicated with local governments very much. Since governments can generally work more effectively when they communicate and coordinate with each other, this increased level of communication from the White House is very welcome." The communication from the White House was especially strong during the outbreak of COVID-19. In late March, I participated in a flurry of White House conference calls, many of which had jammed phone lines, to learn more about the threat that COVID posed.
Another thing that has particularly impressed me about the Trump Administration is its foreign policy endeavors. Trump is now being nominated for 3 nobel peace prizes. For my entire life, and for most of my father's life, the Korean pennisula has had a declared state of war between North and SOuth Korea. Trump changed that, and has gotten a strong start towards the peace process. He has also brokered peace agreements in the middle east between arab states and Israel, something no previous President has accomplished.
Trump has kept his promise to renegotiate NAFTA. The USMCA is a better deal for America, and we have Trump to thank for it. Trump has also toughened up our stance with Cina, who has been ignoring our copyright and patent laws and heavily taxing American exports to Cina, creating a trade imbalance between our nations.
Trump has kept another promise, to reduce needless regulations and red tape. The Trump Administration has cut nearly eight regulations for every new, significant regulation - more than fulfilling his promise.
Most importantly, Trump has taken a strong stand against socialism, an economic system that always destroys prosperity and leads to economis ruin. The only oil rich nations on the globe that sees rampant poverty are Iran (due to sanctions) and Venezuela, a country that was prosperous 20 years ago but made the mistake of turning to socialism. By cutting taxes, Trump has brought jobs back to America and produced 3 years of prosperity. I believe he will also get our economy back on track after COVID.
On COVID, Trump had a quick response. He shut down flights to China, and was derided by Democrats as a Xenophobe for doing it. He quickly ramped up our response, and as a result our country did not see 2 million deaths, which was forecasted. He reduced deaths by 90%, to 200 thousand, and a vast majority of those deaths had underlying health conditions that contributed to their death.
Is Trump abrassive? Yes. Do his tweets sometimes bother me? Yes. Ultimately, results matter far more than tweets and stray comments, and Trump is getting fantastic results for the American people. We need 4 more years of Trump. Please join me in supporting him.
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