Pictured above are just a few of Donald J. Trump’s biggest blunders as president. Starting with him revealing classified information to Russians in the Oval Office, followed by accepting Putin’s word over that of American intelligence in Helsinki, claiming there were good people on both sides in Charlottesville, failing to overturn Obamacare, his bromance with Kim Jong Un, Times Square empty during Covid, people burning masks when Trump failed to lead, finally suggesting that people inject bleach as a cure for Covid. However, this does not include his biggest achievements: separating children from their mothers at the border, and overturning Roe vs. Wade. This is an accomplishment he is proud of. It has made life miserable for pregnant women who can not get healthcare when they miscarry. He is proud that the abortion decision is now left up to the states which means that women in Texas must have different needs than women in Illinois. Of course he along with his right wing idiot Christians are planning a complete nationwide ban if he is reelected. This is not a religious or biblical issue. It has never been. It was a political issue created by Jerry Falwell in 1979.
Donald Trump was a long time friend of Jeffrey Epstein: “I’ve known Jeff for fifteen years. Terrific guy,” Trump is famously quoted as saying of Epstein in an interview for New York magazine in 2002. “He’s a lot of fun to be with. It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side. No doubt about it — Jeffrey enjoys his social life.” Donald Trump has been accused of rape by a number of women. This is just a part of his misogynist behavior. This is why he wants to ‘Make America Great Again’ by removing the rights of women and people of color, and repealing all regulations so that wealthy white men can once again rule the roost.
Here are just a few of Trump’s not so great achievements while he was president:
- The economy lost 2.9 million jobs. The unemployment rate increased by 1.6 percentage points to 6.3%.
- Paychecks grew faster than inflation. Average weekly earnings for all workers were up 8.7% after inflation.
- After-tax corporate profits went up, and the stock market set new records. The S&P 500 index rose 67.8%.
- The international trade deficit Trump promised to reduce went up. The U.S. trade deficit in goods and services in 2020 was the highest since 2008 and increased 40.5% from 2016.
- The number of people lacking health insurance rose by 3 million.
- The federal debt held by the public went up, from $14.4 trillion to $21.6 trillion.
- Home prices rose 27.5%, and the homeownership rate increased 2.1 percentage points to 65.8%.
- Illegal immigration increased. Apprehensions at the Southwest border rose 14.7% last year compared with 2016.
- Coal production declined 26.5%, and coal-mining jobs dropped by 16.7%. Carbon emissions from energy consumption dropped 11.5%.
- Handgun production rose 12.5% last year compared with 2016, setting a new record.
- The murder rate last year rose to the highest level since 1997.
- Trump filled one-third of the Supreme Court, nearly 30% of the appellate court seats and a quarter of District Court seats.