Tag: Democracy

Trump’s most lasting impact on the country will be the reshaping of the federal judiciary. Thus far, Trump has installed three Supreme Court justices and 220 judges overall to the federal bench — all for lifetime appointments. Amy Coney Barrett became Trump’s third Supreme Court justice on October 26, 2020, barely a week before Election… Continue reading Trump over Biden Part 11

In late October of last year, a US raid led to the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Baghdadi was the world’s most wanted terrorist up to that point and his death represented a major blow to the terrorist group. “Last night, the United States brought the world’s No. 1 terrorist leader to justice,” Trump said… Continue reading Trump over Biden Part 10

Trump signed the First Step Act into law in December 2018, marking the first legislative victory in years for advocates seeking to reform the criminal justice system. The bill passed with overwhelming bipartisan support in Congress. It offers relatively modest changes to the federal prison system, but was praised as an important step forward by… Continue reading Trump over Biden Part 8

Three years into his presidency, Trump’s signature legislative achievement remains a Republican tax bill that made sweeping changes to the tax code — the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. As Business Insider’s Jospeh Zeballos-Roig recently reported: The law was the biggest overhaul to the nation’s tax code in three decades, and the president pitched it as “rocket… Continue reading Trump over Biden Part 7

In signing a $738 billion defense spending bill just a few days before Christmas last year, Trump officially established the sixth branch of the US Armed Forces — the Space Force. The Space Force is the first new military service since the US Air Force was created in 1947. Despite its name, the new branch has… Continue reading Trump over Biden Part 6

President Donald Trump moved the American Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, breaking with those who said it would ignite the Muslim world. He withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal and ordered the killing of a top Iranian general, defying those who said those moves would lead to war. He brokered treaties between Israel and two… Continue reading Trump over Biden Part 5

Trump’s attacks on NATO allies for their failure to fulfill commitments to spend at least 2 percent of their gross domestic product on defence was uniformly derided. But today, three years on, NATO defence spending is up, and even many Europeans say Trump’s threats helped them wake up. Trade is another example of a viciously… Continue reading Trump Over Biden Part 4

Arrests for illegal border crossings into the United States dropped again in December 2019, the seventh consecutive month they have declined. The fact you probably haven’t heard about this in the media is likely because it is a big win for President Trump — and that’s one reason why so many Trump backers have tuned… Continue reading Trump Over Biden Part 3

For a list on what Donald Trump has accomplished in his first four years, have a look at https://www.frcaction.org/accomplishments, or for just this year, how about  https://www.promiseskept.com/recent/.