Discussion»Questions»Politics» Trump's a rebel rouser. He's a narcissist. He never gives a straight answer. He uses too many adjectives. He's dishonest. He has no empathy?
You also missed rapist, liar, racist, traitor, hate mongler, misogynistic douchebag, nincompoop, buffoon, inbred hillbilly. Hitler worshiper, adulterer, thief, The list could go on and on.
But Clinton actually got re-elected, didn’t lie about election results, and didn’t turn to violence to try to stay in power. He also was gentlemanly and patriotic enough to attend his successor’s inauguration, unlike Trump.
You're right that there's no comparison between Clinton and Trump. Clinton could run circles around Trump any day of the week. Just take a look at their records of accomplishment (or lack thereof) in office.
-Longest economic expansion in American history -More than 22 million new jobs -Highest homeownership in American history -Lowest unemployment in 30 years -Raised education standards, increased school choice, and doubled education and training investment -Largest expansion of college opportunity since the GI Bill -Connected 95 percent of schools to the Internet -Lowest crime rate in 26 years -100,000 more police for our streets -Enacted most sweeping gun safety legislation in a generation -Family and Medical Leave Act for 20 million Americans -Smallest welfare rolls in 32 years -Higher incomes at all levels -Lowest poverty rate in 20 years -Lowest teen birth rate in 60 years -Lowest infant mortality rate in American history -Deactivated more than 1,700 nuclear warheads from the former Soviet Union -Protected millions of acres of American land -Paid off $360 billion of the national debt the largest three year debt pay-down in American history. -Converted the largest budget deficit in American history to the largest surplus -Lowest government spending in three decades -Lowest federal income tax burden in 35 years -More families own stock than ever before -Most diverse cabinet in American history
As of October, 2021
The statistics for the entirety of Donald Trump’s time in office are nearly all compiled. As we did for his predecessor four years ago, we present a final look at the numbers.
-The economy lost 2.9 million jobs. -The unemployment rate increased by 1.6 percentage points to 6.3%. Paychecksgrew faster than inflation. Average weekly earnings for all workers were up 8.7% after inflation. -After-tax corporate profits went up, and the stock market set new records. The S&P 500 index rose 67.8% -The international trade deficit Trump promised to reduce went up. -The U.S. trade deficit in goods and services in 2020 was the highest since 2008 and increased 40.5% from 2016. -The number of people lacking health insurance rose by 3 million. -The federal debt held by the public went up, from $14.4 trillion to $21.6 trillion. -Home prices rose 27.5% and the homeownership rate increased 2.1 percentage points to 65.8%. -Illegal immigration increased. Apprehensions at the Southwest border rose 14.7% compared with 2016. - Coal production declined 25.6% and coal mining jobs dropped by 16.7%. Carbon emissions from energy consumption dropped 11.5%. -Handgun production rose 12.5% compared with 2016, setting a new record. -The murder rate last year (2020) rose to the highest level since 1997. -Trump filled one third of the Supreme Court, nearly 30% of the appellate court seats and a quarter of District Court seats.
LOL ... I actually think he excuse will be that Clinton had two terms and Trump only had one. Maybe if Trump had done as good a job as Clinton, he would have had a second term.
EDIT TO ADD: I might also say that during Clinton's two terms, I don't think American troops were fighting in any foreign countries.
This post was edited by Spunky at May 24, 2023 9:55 AM MDT
But economy was better for the entire country until covid. Then crazy authoritarian Dem govs shut down their states for a year. That is on them. Not Trump.
No Bill Clinton did not pay anything on the deficit. No one red cent. There has not been one single year that debt has decreased even under Clinton. Trump is the only President 40+yrs NOT to start a war.
In all fairness, capital markets rise and fall independent of who is president. For example, the stock market took a big dive in October 1987, during the otherwise prosperous 1980s under President Reagan.
Trump supporters like to think that Trump was responsible for the bull market during his presidency.
However, it had little to do with him just as it did in the 1990s with Clinton.
This post was edited by Stu Spelling Bee at May 24, 2023 10:01 AM MDT
Trump gives very few straight answers. And the reason most people don't like his answers is because they are usally half baked pipe dreams. At the Town Hall he was asked how he will help the economy and his answer was - drill baby drill. Drilling is not going to help the economy it will only help the oil companies. Cheers!
Drilling is an answer....it is a direct answer. And that was not all he said...he said when we get BACK to energy independence, it will bring everything back to where it should be.
You may disagree with that answer but it was an direct answer.
If drilling does not effect the economy, why did Biden shut it down on day one of his term? That is when the gas started increasing and when the Bidenflation started.
If Donald Trump's pants were on fire it would be like that tire fire on the Simpsons. It would never go out because there is a lot of flammable material. Cheers!
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