As I listen to the main stream media daily and hear what they determine to be the “news stories” of the day, I have asked myself on numerous occasions, “What has President Trump accomplished in his first eight months of office?”
That is a question that has gone unanswered by any of the news media outlets, save one.
On Thursday, August 24th, Sean Hannity ran down a list of the President’s accomplishments during his Fox News Channel program.
For those of you who may have missed his monologue, I offer this list:
- Neil Gorsuch on the U.S. Supreme Court
- Stock Market at All-Time high
- Consumer Confidence at 16-year high
- More than 1 million jobs created
- Mortgage Applications for new homes rise to a 7-year high
- Unemployment Rate at 16-year low
- Signed the promoting women in Entrepreneurship Act
- Gutted Obama ERA Regulations
- Ended war on coal
- Weakened Dodd-Frank regulations
- Promotes buying and hiring American
- Investments from major businesses (Foxconn, Toyota, Ford, and others)
- Reduced illegal immigration
- Bids for border wall underway
- Fighting back against sanctuary cities
- Created victims of immigration crime engagement office
- Changed Rules of Engagement against ISIS
- Drafted plan to defeat ISIS
- Worked to reduce F-35 cost
- 5-year lobbying Ban
- Sanctioned Iran over missile program
- Responded to Syria’s use of chemical weapons
- Introduced Tax reform plan
- Renegotiating NAFTA
- Withdrew from the Trans-Pacific partnership
- Removed the United States out of the Paris accord
- Created Task force to reduce crime
- DOJ targeting MS-13
- Signed an Executive order to promote energy independence and economic growth
- Signed Executive order to protect police officers
- Signed Executive order to target drug cartels
- Signed Executive order for religious freedom
- Sending Education back to the states
- Fixing the Department of Veterans Affairs
- SCOTUS upheld part of Pres. Trump’s temporary travel ban Executive Order
- Authorized the construction of the Keystone pipeline.
- Created commission on Election Fraud
- Created commission on opioid addiction
- Combating Human Trafficking
- Rollback of Obama’s Cuba Policy
- Food Stamp use lowest level in 7 years
- Reduced White House payroll
- Donating Presidential salary
- Signed 52 pieces of Legislation
If you are aghast at not having any word from our Media regarding this list of either direct actions by our President, or outcomes resulting from legislation, Executive Orders, or creation of a climate for business growth, you echo my sentiments. WHY are we not hearing about real actions designed to get the country back on track? And why are we not hearing how we are doing in relation to the issues that were most important to the people who elected our President & representatives?
Just thought you might like to see the list.
Roy M. Endres. Board Member
Illinois Family Institute
