Posted on 01/26/2017 11:33:08 AM PST by Jim Robinson
Up until now Ronald Reagan was my favorite president in modern history. But remarkably, Donald Trump has passed my hero Reagan in his first 6 days. Trump makes Reagan look like he was standing in quicksand. Trump makes Reagan look like a slacker. Trump makes Reagan look like a liberal (almost).
I was honored to be opening speaker at each of Donald Trump’s six events in Las Vegas, Nevada in the past year. At each of these giant rallies I recited a “dream wish list” of everything Trump might do in his first term. Conservatives responded with wild applause and standing ovations for each line.
Then I added, “Trump will do all of that on day one. Can you imagine what he’ll accomplish on his second day?” The crowd roared with delight.
But I was joking. I was dreaming out loud. These were my wildest expectations. I was hoping and praying he might pass some of them in his first 100 days, or maybe his first year, or in his first term.
I never expected in my wildest dreams to be guilty of UNDER-promising!
I was among the first to endorse Donald Trump and predict his victory- over twenty months ago. I said over and over again that he would be our generation’s Ronald Reagan. And that his “CAN-DO” businessman’s attitude would make things happen…fast.
But THIS is ridiculous.
Trump has gone straight from “CAN-DO” to “Already Done.” ' It’s only been 6 days and already my wish list is in place:
Trump used Executive orders to give the go-ahead to the long-stalled Keystone and Dakota Access Pipelines. America is open for business again (and high-paying middle class jobs).
Trump erased all mentions on the White House web site of “climate change.” He did that within ONE HOUR of taking the oath of office. Are you kidding me? It’s almost as if conservatives like me have died and gone to heaven. But wait, it gets better…
Trump erased all Spanish language from the White House web site. It is now “English Only.” It’s like Christmas in January.
Yesterday Trump issued an Executive order starting the construction of “THE WALL.” Liberals heads must be ready to explode.
He also announced the hiring of 10,000 new border agents.
He will soon announce a temporary ban on refugees from Syria and Middle Eastern war zones.
He also announced a ban on visas from dangerous Muslim-majority countries with inadequate screening.
He also announce the end of “Sanctuary cities” and the defunding of federal funds for any city that chooses to continue breaking the law.
He also signed an Executive order demanding the Secretary of Homeland Security publish a weekly list of violent crimes committed by illegal aliens.
Trump signed an Executive order freezing the hiring of non-essential federal employees. He is the first President EVER to figure out that government employees are busting the budget and bankrupting America with their obscene salaries and benefits, plus pensions that can best be described as insane. And there are far too many of them.
Trump issued an Executive order to “ease the burden of Obamacare” and as a bonus, made it clear to Congressional Republicans he wants Obamacare repealed and replaced FAST.
Trump said out loud the words “radical Islamic terrorism.” He did it in his inaugural speech- which means Trump did in his first 15 minutes as president what Obama would not do in eight years.
Trump has announced plans to dramatically lower taxes.
Trump has announced plans to cut 75% of regulations…and “maybe more.” SEVENTY FIVE PERCENT? Only a billionaire “CAN-DO” businessman aims for the moon.
What a breath of fresh air.
Trump withdrew America from the TPP treaty that kills middle class American jobs. Even liberal unions applauded.
Trump announced he will renegotiate NAFTA in a matter of days.
The Trump State Department will begin an immediate review of Obama’s final hour giveaway of $220 million to the Palestinian Authority while Congress had a hold on the money.
The NY Times reports Trump is preparing Executive orders to drastically reduce funding and America’Donald Trump Is Already the Greatest Conservative President in Modern Historys involvement in the United Nations and international treaties. I’ve been waiting a lifetime for this one. It’s Christmas in January!
Trump announced he’ll begin a major investigation into voter fraud in the 2016 election. He believes millions of illegal aliens voted. It’s about time a Republican woke up- I believe he is right on the money.
So here’s my message to President Trump. Start your investigation in my home state of Nevada. I believe the so-called “Harry Reid Machine” used thousands of illegal alien voters to steal the state from Trump and the GOP. Make Nevada your “Exhibit A.”
And I’m counting on President Trump to pass National Voter ID laws so Democrats can never use voter fraud or illegal aliens to steal elections ever again.
By the way, Trump signed all these Executive orders with the bust of Winston Churchill behind him- back in the Oval Office for the first time in eight years. If image is important and symbolic, this says everything. Trump is erasing Obama as if he never existed.
Lastly, corporations across the globe have all publicly announced they are bringing jobs and billions of dollars of investment monies back to America because of President Trump- and many of those announcements came BEFORE Trump was even sworn in.
Simply amazing. Breathtaking. Head-spinning.
And all of this happened in Trump’s first 6 days. Even God rested on the 7th day. I’m betting Trump doesn’t.
Can you imagine what Trump will do starting in his second week?
There is no longer any doubt- Donald Trump is already the greatest conservative president in history.
Before his Oath of Office:
November 17th
Ford Plant to stay in Kentucky instead of moving to Mexico Link
•4,800 jobs
November 29th
Carrier Plant to stay in Indiana instead of moving to Mexico Link
•1,000 jobs
•$16 million Investment
December 6th
SoftBank of Japan to invest $50 billion in the United States Link
•50,000 jobs
•$50 billion Investment
December 7th
U.S. Steel to reinvest in the U.S. and rehire laid off workers Link
•10,000 jobs
•$10 billion Investment
TransLux to move full manufacturing from China back to U.S. Link
•Job and investment totals not available
Foxconn to expand production into the U.S. Link
•50,000 jobs
•$7 billion Investment
December 9th
DOW to create state of the art innovation center in Michigan Link
•Design products/systems for U.S. production = 1,000’s of jobs
•Investment total not available
Trump Ford Teaser: “Ford’s made a promise to me, and hopefully at the beginning of the year, they are going to honor that promise about something they are going to do that’s very big. They are going to do it in Michigan, not in Mexico. It’s gonna be great.” Trump said Friday night at a rally in Grand Rapids, Mich. (see January 3rd below)
December 13th
IBM to hire 25,000 U.S. workers and open 20 tech vocational schools Link
•25,000 jobs
•$1 billion Investment
•Open 20 tech vocational schools
December 27th
Tesla, Panasonic to make solar cells in Buffalo, New York Link
•1,500+ jobs
•$5 billion Investment
December 28th
Sprint to bring 5,000 jobs back to the U.S.- OneWeb to create 3,000 jobs Link
•8,000 jobs
•Investment totals not available
January 3rd
Ford Cancels $1.6 billion Mexico Plant. Will Expand in Michigan Link
•700 Jobs
•$700 million Investment
January 5th
Stanley Black and Decker to Open $35 million plant in US Link
•Jobs number not yet available
•$35 million Investment
January 8th
Fiat Chrysler to Invest $1 billion in Michigan and Ohio Link
•2,000 Jobs
•$1 billion investment
January 9th
Toyota to invest $10 billion in the U.S. over 5 years Link
•Jobs number not yet available
•$10 billion investment
January 12th
Amazon to create 100,000 jobs over next 18 months Link
•100,000 Jobs
•Investment total not available
January 13th
Lockheed to reduce F35 cost and add 1,800 jobs in Texas Link
•1,800 Jobs
•Investment total not available
January 16th
GM to invest $1 billion in the U.S. and create/retain 1,000 jobs Link
•1,000 Jobs
•$1 billion investment
January 17th
Hyundai-Kia to invest $3.1 billion in the U.S. over 5 years Link
•Jobs number not available
•$3.1 billion investment
Walmart to invest $6.8 billion and create 34,000 jobs Link
•34,000 Jobs
•$6.8 billion investment
Bayer to invest $8 billion in the U.S. after meeting with Trump Link
•3,000 Jobs
•$8 billion investment
January 23rd
Kroger plans 2017 expansion adding 10,000 jobs Link
•10,000 Jobs
•Investment total not available
January 24th
Toyota to add 400 jobs to Indiana plant. Link
•400 Jobs
•$600 million investment is part of January 9th commit
RUNNING TOTALS:
22 Companies
304,200+ Jobs
$103,751,000,000 Investments
After his Oath of Office:
http://businessfacilities.com/2017/01/sonoco-creating-595-jobs-in-georgia/
I am overjoyed that he has turned out to be a strong conservative. This is much better than I hoped for.
This is a great writeup. I often stated that we would never see the likes of another Reagan in our lifetimes. I was wrong, and Trump is ten times better.
Ironic, I was zotted on Thanksgiving day a few years back fueled by a cabal of Photoshopping ibullies and it turns out that I am/was arguably one of the first Trump supporters on Free Republic.
To you Jim, thanks for letting me back in. Still one my heroes.
Plus the reaction to Trump’s action (the continued unhinging of the Left, the entire State Dept senior management team resignation, the resignation of the Border Patrol chief, the ......), the added benefits keep adding up.
However, as I discussed elsewhere, the biggest concern is that Trump is just a one-man show. Already we heard the blueprint of libs (Trump impeachment, whispered by Hugh Hewitt, too), Mike Pence seems all kinds of a nice guy, but he’s not DJT.
Therefore, Mike Pence needs to enforce his conservative cred (speaking at the pro-life event is a good start), and to reassure the conservative base that he possesses a steel spine.
Just in case of the unthinkable event happening (I wouldn’t put it past any liberal at this point), that Libs decide they would rather DO Business with Speaker Ryan. We the people should demand Ryan be no more than a temporary place holder (that he makes no major policy changes, etc.) until a special election can be held and a true elected leader takes the reign. I don’t trust Ryan one bit.
Today I was wondering who will Trump catch up with first, Washington or Lincoln?
Now let’s start making America totally energy independent!! We need to thaw the present hiring freeze in the energy sector.
Historic post, bump!
And lets not forget..a stalking horse for Hillary. Ya know. Cause he’s a Democrat.
It is clear the DACA promise will not be kept.
Though Trump is doing an excellent job, just days in.
Reagan performed over 8 years.
I’m giddy as a school girl right now with Trump, but lets see how everything pans out over time.
Getting cabinet in place is one thing, let’s see policy made law.
Let’s see what happens with the Supreme Court.
I loved Reagan because he was always congenial.
I want Trump to do some b*tch slapping and ball kicking.
(and when I say ball kicking, I mean clear into their throats.)
We’ve been taking in the shorts for too long. And the Rinos were complicit.
Thanks for sharing, JimRob. It has been an amazing week!!
Oh yeah that’s right. That didn’t work out too well for Hillary.
This is what it looks like when a leader leads.
And it is astounding!
Let no more of these useless, talentless, thoughtless, meek, worthless, pencil pushing, stupid little graph displaying, “Better Way” having, mealy mouthed, mushed mouth, stuttering, stumbling, floundering, please clap, no leadershipskill havin’ ass m***** f***in’ moron politicians ever run for or be president again!
No one, NO ONE, in elected office is anywhere even close to the leadership ability of Trump.
What a staggering, startling, stark, infinite gap there is between him and all the rest.
Wow!
I apologize for my language, my mind is blown, fuses need replacing, I cannot help myself.
WOW!
I was also going to be happy if Trump just got a few of his big items done. I figured like all politicians he was lying at least half the time. I no longer thing so.
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