DeSantis Says Trump Should’ve Fixed America in One Term. Then Says He’ll Need Two.

Naitonal Pulse ^ | 6.2.23 | RAHEEM J. KASSAM

[broken_clock]

I like Ron DeSantis and will vote for him if he can get past Trump. I wish RDS would have waited as he is great for Florida and would most likely be elected president in 2028.

I don’t think even Ronald Reagan could have negotiated compromises with what Trump endured. It would have been like dealing with 100 Sam Donaldsons every day.

[lastchance]

Excellent summary.

[TigersEye]

[mbrfl]

Off the top of my head I can think of three founding fathers who never served in the military - Jefferson, Adams and Madison. All three served as President.

[wiseprince]

Hw has no legacy? Trumps legacy is thr fact that the whole country knows how crooked the government is. He is a legend. Hid legacy is the fact that he took on the government he identified the enemy within, and the true foreign enemy, (everyone talking about the threat of China everday is Trump’s legacy). His legacy is a 4 year period of peace, his legacy is the fact that everyone saw that fixing the what ales the country doesnt take long, it takes the will of a citizen). Trump’s legacy is that while he could have spent the rest of his life sexing up 10s he put on the line everything he owned and built to make America great again. Trump’s legacy isnt event finished being built up yet!

[mass55th]

I just checked and I think you got them all. Monroe served in The Continental Army.

[mass55th]

Bravo...you are truly a wise prince, and I salute you. People are fickle, especially when it comes to politics. If they don’t get instant gratification, they move on to the next shiny bauble. When that disappoints them, they claim the last bauble had flaws and let them down, and they move on again. I call those people fickle malcontents.

[lewislynn]

I realize Trump doesn’t have much to run on -

Trump accomplished more for America in one 4yr term than any President in your lifetime...PERIOD

[Moe-Patrick]

“DeSantis is a legislator, a leader. He’ll get things done”

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According to some, this debt ceiling deal kneecaps any wiggle room to boost the economy 2025 and after. If this is the case, no president can fix the economy. DeSantis did not intervene in this catastrophe. Why not? He is close to many in DC and assumes he will be president.

[mbrfl]

And the reason Trump had limited success with legislation and had to rely on executive orders was? Congress. Does DeSantis have a plan to deal with a House and Senate that are almost evenly divided between Republicans and Democrats and whose Republican caucuses are dominated by RINO’s?

His time dealing with the Florida legislature offers him no preperation for what would await him on Capitol Hill. Can anyone seriously argue that Desantis’s legislative successes in Florida were the result of great negotiating talent on his part? DeSantis won’t get to just dictate the terms to a compliant Congress like he did in Florida.

As far as working with a hostile or at the very least a timid, risk averse Congress, I’ll take Trump any day over DeSantis. Trump is a charismatic personality who understands how to negotiate and interact with people, and who, in spite of the Congressional obstructionism he faced, still managed to pass important legislation.

DeSantis has no people skills. If he were to win the election and come to town expecting to dictate to Congress, he’d be in for a rude awakening.

[cableguymn]

Why does DeSantis think they won’t treat him the same way?

[Reno89519]

I’m sure DeSantis will do fine. He is a technocrat, a legislator, he is focused on solutions, not talk. We might not like the compromises, but if he can get deals, like building the wall, that would be fine.

[mbrfl]

Being a technocrat and a legislator is a different skillset than what’s required. Does DeSantis focus on solutions rather than talk? Don’t know. For all I know, he might. But in Washington, 90% of the battle is negotiation. I see no evidence that he’s particularly gifted in that area.

Drafting legislation that would balance the budget is relatively easy. Building consensus in Congress to pass such legislation is the hard part.

[Reno89519]

You dismiss DeSantis falsely. Besides, Trump was supposed to be the master negotiator and business person, yet he failed miserably at picking people, at managing people, and at accomplishing anything beyond executive order dictates. I recall more than once new reports suggested he was surprised that his pronouncements weren’t followed.

[SoConPubbie]

Hey Loser DeSancitimonious Online Influencers:

Quit lying about President Trump.

Following are just his ACCOMPLISHMENTS on the Economy. Get back to us once DeSantis has accomplished even a third of what President Trump accomplished in 4 years.

Administration Achievements

Before the Coronavirus spread from China across the globe, President Trump helped America build its strongest economy in history. Median household incomes rose to their highest level ever in 2019, while the poverty rate hit an all-time low. Under the Trump Administration, more Americans were employed than ever before—160 million—and the unemployment rate fell to a 50-year low. The unemployment rates for African-Americans, Hispanic-Americans, and Americans without a high-school diploma all hit record lows, while the Trump “Blue-Collar Boom” saw wages grow faster for workers than for managers or supervisors.

After COVID-19 forced a temporary economic shutdown, President Trump signed the largest relief package in American history to protect workers and families from economic devastation. Under President Trump’s leadership, the American economy surged back to life within months, seeing record growth and job gains.

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The Blue-Collar, Middle-Class Trump Economy

The Blue-Collar, Middle-Class Trump Economy

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UNPRECEDENTED ECONOMIC BOOM

Before the Coronavirus invaded our shores, we built the world’s most prosperous economy

• America gained 7 million new jobs—more than three times government experts’ projections
• Middle-class family income increased nearly $6,000—more than five times the gains during the entire previous administration
• The unemployment rate reached 3.5 percent, the lowest in a half-century
• Achieved 40 months in a row with more job openings than job hirings
• More Americans reported being employed than ever before—nearly 160 million
• Jobless claims hit a nearly 50-year low
• The number of people claiming unemployment insurance as a share of the population hit its lowest level on record
• Incomes rose in every single metro area in the United States for the first time in nearly three decades

Delivered a future of greater promise and opportunity for citizens of all backgrounds

• Unemployment rates for African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, Native Americans, veterans, individuals with disabilities, and those without a high school diploma all reached record lows
• Unemployment for women hit its lowest rate in nearly 70 years
• Nearly 7 million people were lifted off of food stamps
• Poverty rates for African Americans and Hispanic Americans reached record lows
• Income inequality fell for two straight years—and by the largest amount in over a decade
• The bottom 50 percent of American households saw a 40 percent increase in net worth
• Wages rose fastest for low-income and blue-collar workers—a 16 percent pay increase
• African American homeownership increased from 41.7 percent to 46.4 percent

Brought jobs, factories, and industries back to the USA

• Created more than 1.2 million manufacturing and construction jobs
• Put in place policies to bring back supply chains from overseas
• Small business optimism broke a 35-year-old record in 2018

Hit record stock market numbers and record 401ks

• The DOW closed above 20,000 for the first time in 2017 and topped 30,000 in 2020
• The S&P 500 and NASDAQ have repeatedly notched record highs

Achieved a record-setting economic comeback by rejecting blanket lockdowns

• An October 2020 Gallup survey found 56 percent of Americans said they were better off now than four years ago, even in the midst of a global pandemic
• During the third quarter of 2020, the economy grew at a rate of 33.1 percent—the most rapid GDP growth ever recorded
• Since coronavirus lockdowns ended, the economy has added back over 12 million jobs, more than half the jobs lost
• Jobs have been recovered 23 times faster than the previous administration’s recovery
• Unemployment fell to 6.7 percent in November, from a pandemic peak of 14.7 percent in April—beating expectations of well over 10 percent unemployment through the end of 2020
• The 8 percentage point decline in the unemployment rate from April to November is the largest seven-month reduction ever recorded
• Under the previous administration, it took 49 months for the unemployment rate to fall from 10 percent to under 7 percent, compared to just 3 months for the Trump Administration
• Since April, the Hispanic unemployment rate has fallen by 10.5 percent, Asian-American unemployment by 7.8 percent, and Black-American unemployment by 6.4 percent
• 80 percent of small businesses are now open, up from just 53 percent in April
• Small business confidence hit a new high
• Homebuilder confidence reached an all-time high, and home sales hit their highest reading since December 2006
• Manufacturing optimism nearly doubled
• Household net worth rose $7.4 trillion in Q2 2020 to $112 trillion, an all-time high
• Home prices hit an all-time record high
• The United States rejected crippling lockdowns that crush the economy and inflict countless public health harms and instead safely reopened its economy
• Business confidence is higher in America than in any other G7 or European Union country
• Stabilized America’s financial markets with the establishment of a number of Treasury Department supported facilities at the Federal Reserve

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FAIR AND RECIPROCAL TRADE

Secured historic trade deals to defend American workers

• Immediately withdrew from the job-killing Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)
• Ended the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and replaced it with the brand new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)
• The USMCA contains powerful new protections for American manufacturers, auto-makers, farmers, dairy producers, and workers
• The USMCA is expected to generate over $68 billion in economic activity and potentially create over 550,000 new jobs over 10 years
• Signed an executive order making it government policy to Buy American and Hire American, and took action to stop the outsourcing of jobs overseas
• Negotiated with Japan to slash tariffs and open its market to $7 billion in American agricultural products while ending its ban on potatoes and lamb
• Over 90 percent of American agricultural exports to Japan now receive preferential treatment, and most are duty-free
• Negotiated another deal with Japan to boost $40 billion worth of digital trade
• Renegotiated the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement, doubling the cap on imports of American vehicles and extending the American light truck tariff
• Reached a written, fully enforceable Phase One trade agreement with China on confronting pirated and counterfeit goods, as well as the protection of American ideas, trade secrets, patents, and trademarks
• China agreed to purchase an additional $200 billion worth of United States exports and opened market access for over 4,000 American facilities to exports while all tariffs remained in effect
• Achieved a mutual agreement with the European Union (EU) that addresses unfair trade practices and increases duty-free exports 180 percent to $420 million
• Secured a pledge from the EU to eliminate tariffs on American lobster—the first United States-European Union negotiated tariff reduction in over 20 years
• Scored a historic victory by overhauling the Universal Postal Union, whose outdated policies were undermining American workers and interests
• Engaged extensively with trade partners like the EU and Japan to advance reforms to the World Trade Organization (WTO)
• Issued a first-ever comprehensive report on the WTO Appellate Body’s failures to comply with WTO rules and interpret WTO agreements as written
• Blocked nominees to the WTO’s Appellate Body until WTO Members recognize and address longstanding issues with Appellate Body activism
• Submitted 5 papers to the WTO Committee on Agriculture to improve Members’ understanding of how trade policies are implemented, highlight areas for improved transparency, and encourage members to maintain up-to-date notifications on market access and domestic support

Took strong actions to confront unfair trade practices and put America First

• Imposed tariffs on hundreds of billions worth of Chinese goods to protect American jobs and stop China’s abuses under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 and Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974
• Directed an all-of-government effort to halt and punish efforts by the Communist Party of China to steal and profit from American innovations and intellectual property
• Imposed tariffs on foreign aluminum and foreign steel to protect our vital industries and support our national security
• Approved tariffs on $1.8 billion in imports of washing machines and $8.5 billion in imports of solar panels
• Blocked illegal timber imports from Peru
• Took action against France for its digital services tax that unfairly targets American technology companies
• Launched investigations into digital services taxes that have been proposed or adopted by 10 other countries

[SoConPubbie]

Hey Loser DeSancitimonious Online Influencers:

Quit lying about President Trump.

Following are just his ACCOMPLISHMENTS on Immigration.

Get back to us once DeSantis has accomplished even a third of what President Trump accomplished in 4 years.

Immigration

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President Trump kept his promise to build a wall on our southern border between the United States and Mexico. With 450 miles complete—and many more in progress—illegal crossings plummeted over 87 percent in areas where the wall went up.

By enforcing America’s immigration laws, President Trump made major gains toward ending the humanitarian crisis at our border; keeping criminals, terrorists, and drugs out of our country; and protecting American workers and taxpayers against job loss and misuse of the welfare system.

President Trump Visits the Border Wall in Calexico, California

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President Trump Visits the Border Wall in Calexico, California

President Trump Visits the Border Wall in Calexico, California

Administration Achievements

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ACHIEVING A SECURE BORDER

Secured the Southern Border of the United States

• Built over 400 miles of the world’s most robust and advanced border wall
• Illegal crossings have plummeted over 87 percent where the wall has been constructed
• Deployed nearly 5,000 troops to the Southern border. In addition, Mexico deployed tens of thousands of their own soldiers and national guardsmen to secure their side of the U.S.–Mexico border
• Ended the dangerous practice of Catch-and-Release, which means that instead of aliens getting released into the United States pending future hearings never to be seen again, they are detained pending removal, and then ultimately returned to their home countries
• Entered into three historic asylum cooperation agreements with Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala to stop asylum fraud and resettle illegal migrants in third-party nations pending their asylum applications
• Entered into a historic partnership with Mexico, referred to as the “Migrant Protection Protocols,” to safely return asylum-seekers to Mexico while awaiting hearings in the United States

Fully enforced the immigration laws of the United States

• Signed an executive order to strip discretionary Federal grant funding from deadly “sanctuary” cities
• Fully enforced and implemented statutorily authorized “expedited removal” of illegal aliens
• The Department of Justice prosecuted a record-breaking number of immigration-related crimes
• Used Section 243(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to reduce the number of aliens coming from countries whose governments refuse to accept their nationals who were ordered removed from the United States
• Ended asylum fraud, shut down human smuggling traffickers, and solved the humanitarian crisis across the Western Hemisphere
• Suspended, via regulation, asylum for aliens who had skipped previous countries where they were eligible for asylum but opted to “forum shop” and continue to the United States
• Safeguarded migrant families, and protected migrant safety, by promulgating new regulations under the Flores Settlement Agreement
• Proposed regulations to end the practice of giving free work permits to illegal aliens lodging meritless asylum claims
• Issued “internal relocation” guidance
• Cross-trained United States Border Patrol agents to conduct credible fear screenings alongside United States Citizenship and Immigration Services adjudication personnel to reduce massive backlogs
• Streamlined and expedited the asylum hearing process through both the Prompt Asylum Claim Review (PACR) and the Humanitarian Asylum Review Process (HARP)
• Launched the Family Fraud Initiative to identify hundreds of individuals who were fraudulently presenting themselves as family units at the border—oftentimes by trafficking children—in order to protect child welfare
• Improved screening in countries with high overstay rates and reduced visa overstay rates in many of these countries
• Removed bureaucratic constraints on United States consular officers that reduced their ability to appropriately vet visa applicants
• Worked with Mexico and other regional partners to dismantle the human smuggling networks in our hemisphere that profit from human misery and fuel the border crisis by exploiting vulnerable populations

Secured our Nation’s immigration system against criminals and terrorists

• Instituted national security travel bans to keep out terrorists, jihadists, and violent extremists, and implemented a uniform security and information-sharing baseline that all nations must meet in order for their nationals to be able to travel and emigrate to the United States
• Suspended refugee resettlement from the world’s most dangerous and terror-afflicted regions
• Rebalanced refugee assistance to focus on overseas resettlement and burden-sharing
• 85 percent reduction in refugee resettlement
• Overhauled badly broken refugee security screening process
• Required the Department of State to consult with states and localities as part of the Federal government’s refugee resettlement process
• Issued strict sanctions on countries that have failed to take back their own nationals
• Established the National Vetting Center, which is the most advanced and comprehensive visa screening system anywhere in the world

Protected American workers and taxpayers

• Issued a comprehensive “public charge” regulation to ensure newcomers to the United States are financially self-sufficient and not reliant on welfare
• Created an enforcement mechanism for sponsor repayment, deeming to ensure that people who are presenting themselves as sponsors are actually responsible for sponsor obligations
• Issued regulations to combat the horrendous practice of “birth tourism”
• Issued a rule with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to make illegal aliens ineligible for public housing
• Issued directives requiring Federal agencies to hire United States workers first and prioritize the hiring of United States workers wherever possible
• Suspended the entry of low-wage workers that threaten American jobs
• Finalized new H-1B regulations to permanently end the displacement of United States workers and modify the administrative tools that are required for H-1B visa issuance
• Defended United States sovereignty by withdrawing from the United Nations’ Global Compact on Migration
• Suspended Employment Authorization Documents for aliens who arrive illegally between ports of entry and are ordered removed from the United States
• Restored integrity to the use of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) by strictly adhering to the statutory conditions required for TPS

[SoConPubbie]

Hey Loser DeSancitimonious Online Influencers:

Quit lying about President Trump.

Following are just his ACCOMPLISHMENTS on Budget and Spending.

Get back to us once DeSantis has accomplished even a third of what President Trump accomplished in 4 years.

Budget & Spending

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President Trump’s Federal Budget committed to restraint while prioritizing the funding needed to rebuild our national defense and strengthen America’s borders.

Under President Trump, Congress passed the first overhaul of the United States tax code in more than 30 years, putting money into the pockets of millions of American families. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act included the launch of “Opportunity Zones,” which bring hope and a brighter future to nearly 9,000 distressed communities with tax incentives for new development.

In 2019 alone, the Trump Administration surpassed its promise of removing two existing regulations for each new regulation added, issuing 150 deregulatory actions alongside just 35 new significant regulatory actions. This deregulatory wave unleashed massive benefits for the American people and our economy.

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President Trump Is Rolling Back Regulations to Help All Americans

President Trump Is Rolling Back Regulations to Help All Americans

Administration Achievements

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TAX RELIEF FOR THE MIDDLE CLASS

Passed $3.2 trillion in historic tax relief and reformed the tax code

• Signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act—the largest tax reform package in history
• More than 6 million American workers received wage increases, bonuses, and increased benefits thanks to tax cuts
• A typical family of four earning $75,000 received an income tax cut of more than $2,000—slashing their tax bill in half
• Doubled the standard deduction—making the first $24,000 earned by a married couple completely tax-free
• Doubled the child tax credit
• Virtually eliminated the unfair Estate Tax, or Death Tax
• Cut the business tax rate from 35 percent—the highest in the developed world—all the way down to 21 percent
• Small businesses can now deduct 20 percent of their business income
• Businesses can now deduct 100 percent of the cost of their capital investments in the year the investment is made
• Since the passage of tax cuts, the share of total wealth held by the bottom half of households has increased, while the share held by the top 1 percent has decreased
• Over 400 companies have announced bonuses, wage increases, new hires, or new investments in the United States
• Over $1.4 trillion was repatriated into the United States from overseas
• Lower investment cost and higher capital returns led to faster growth for the middle class, higher real wages, and stronger international competitiveness

Jobs and investments are pouring into Opportunity Zones

• Created nearly 9,000 Opportunity Zones where capital gains on long-term investments are taxed at zero
• Opportunity Zone designations have increased property values within them by 1.1 percent, creating an estimated $11 billion in wealth for the nearly half of Opportunity Zone residents who own their own home
• Opportunity Zones have attracted $75 billion in funds and driven $52 billion of new investment in economically distressed communities, creating at least 500,000 new jobs
• Approximately 1 million Americans will be lifted from poverty as a result of these new investments
• Private equity investments into businesses in Opportunity Zones were nearly 30 percent higher than investments into businesses in similar areas that were not designated Opportunity Zones

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MASSIVE DEREGULATION

Ended the regulatory assault on American businesses and workers

• Instead of a 2-for-1 ratio of deregulatory to regulatory actions, the Trump Administration eliminated 8 old regulations for every new regulation adopted
• These actions provided the average American household with an extra $3,100 every year
• Reduced the direct cost of regulatory compliance by $50 billion and were projected to reduce costs by an additional $50 billion in FY 2020 alone
• Removed nearly 25,000 pages from the Federal Register—more than any other president. The previous administration added over 16,000 pages
• Established the Governors’ Initiative on Regulatory Innovation to reduce outdated regulations at the state, local, and tribal levels
• Signed an executive order to make it easier for businesses to offer retirement plans
• Signed two executive orders to increase transparency in Federal agencies and protect Americans and their small businesses from administrative abuse
• Modernized the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for the first time in over 40 years
• Reduced approval times for major infrastructure projects from 10 or more years down to 2 years or fewer
• Helped community banks by signing legislation that rolled back costly provisions of the Dodd-Frank bill
• Established the White House Council on Eliminating Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Housing to bring down housing costs
• Removed regulations that threatened the development of a strong and stable internet
• Eased and simplified restrictions on rocket launches, helping to spur commercial investment in space projects
• Published a whole-of-government strategy focused on ensuring American leadership in automated vehicle technology
• Streamlined energy efficiency regulations for American families and businesses, including preserving affordable lightbulbs, enhancing the utility of showerheads, and enabling greater time savings with dishwashers
• Removed unnecessary regulations that restrict the seafood industry and impede job creation
• Modernized the Department of Agriculture’s biotechnology regulations to put America in the lead to develop new technologies
• Took action to suspend regulations that would have slowed our response to COVID-19, including lifting restrictions on manufacturers to more quickly produce ventilators

Successfully rolled back burdensome regulatory overreach

• Rescinded the previous administration’s Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule, which would have abolished zoning for single-family housing to build low-income, federally subsidized apartments
• Issued final rule on the Fair Housing Act’s disparate impact standard
• Eliminated the Waters of the United States Rule and replaced it with the Navigable Waters Protection Rule, providing relief and certainty for farmers and property owners
• Repealed the previous administration’s costly fuel economy regulations by finalizing the Safer Affordable Fuel Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles rule, which will make cars more affordable and lower the price of new vehicles by an estimated $2,200

Americans now have more money in their pockets

• Deregulation had an especially beneficial impact on low-income Americans, who pay a much higher share of their incomes for overregulation
• Cut red tape in the healthcare industry, providing Americans with more affordable healthcare and saving Americans nearly 10 percent on prescription drugs
• Deregulatory efforts yielded savings to the medical community of an estimated $6.6 billion—with a reduction of 42 million hours of regulatory compliance work through 2021
• Removed government barriers to personal freedom and consumer choice in healthcare
• Once fully in effect, 20 major deregulatory actions undertaken by the Trump Administration are expected to save American consumers and businesses over $220 billion per year
• Signed 16 pieces of deregulatory legislation that will result in a $40 billion increase in annual real incomes

[TallahasseeConservative]

Florida has gone from a swing state to a deep Red one. The Democrats literally won 5 counties in the last gubernatorial election. Gadsden (the only majority minority county in the state) Leon (Home of 2 major universities including one HBCU and the seat of State Government) Alachua (Home of the other major university) Orange (Orlando metro) and Broward (Ft. Lauderdale area).

DeSantis flipped Miami Dade Red. When he came into office, the GOP trailed the Dems in voter registration by 200K. There are 500K more registered Republicans than Democrats. He’s signed into law every major piece of legislation he campaigned on and supported and our state is thriving with the most Conservative State government in the Country. We have zero Democrats in any statewide offices. I’m not sure what he could have done that he hasn’t already.

[TallahasseeConservative]

And that is exactly what Trump should run on and stop with all the other BS. He’s got an awesome record. Pound away at Biden on that.

[Reno89519]

Seriously, you’re gonna post all of that?. is someone paying you by the word? All of this is meaningless, nothing lasted. Look at the border it wasn’t finished, executive orders were reversed, etc.