I don’t disagree. But I think there are a lot of people reading on this site who get worked up by the emotion of the Donald. Like Sanders to the left, he “sounds” good. But the reality might be different.
What if his solutions include cutting Social Security or Military pensions. I use these examples because any “manager” out here knows that’s what has to happen to keep spending in check.
I personally think he would do better at getting Congress to act. But that means compromise. There are a lot of folks who do not want to compromise on anything.
I have read two of his books. One published in 2000 and one published in 2011.
I guarantee he will not cut Social Security or anything to do with Veterans.
He talks a great deal about the government keeping promises it has made.
The following is from Chapter 5 of "Time to Get Tough":
Save Social Security and Medicaid
"Now I know there are some Republicans who would be just fine with allowing these programs to wither and die on the vine. The way they see it, Social Security and Medicare are wasteful “entitlement programs.” But people who think this way need to rethink their position. It’s not unreasonable for people who paid into a system for decades to expect to get their money’s worth—that’s not an “entitlement,” that’s honoring a deal.
We as a society must also make an ironclad commitment to providing a safety net for those who can’t make one for themselves. At least that was President Reagan’s stance.
On April 20, 1983, Reagan signed a bill to preserve Social Security. At that bill signing, the president said words every Republican should heed:
This bill demonstrates for all time our nation’s ironclad commitment to Social Security. It assures the elderly that America will always keep the promises made in troubled times a half a century ago. It assures those who are still working that they, too, have a pact with the future. From this day forward, they have one pledge that they will get their fair share of benefits when they retire.
President Reagan had it right: Social Security is here to stay. To be sure, we must reform it, root out the fraud, make it more efficient, and ensure that the program is solvent beyond the Baby Boomers. But to listen to some Republicans vilify a system that’s been around for over seventy-six years and that taxpayers have paid into for decades makes me think they should go back and watch President Reagan’s speech again."
Trump, Donald J. (2011-12-06). Time to Get Tough: Making America #1 Again (p. 69). Regnery Publishing. Kindle Edition.