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An outrageous outsider keeps his promises

Terry Paulson

I don’t think those who voted for Donald Trump knew what they were actually getting when he won. They were tired of the polarized inaction of Washington. They recoiled at the prospect of Hillary Clinton and another eight years of liberal overreach. They surprised the pundits and voted for a man with plenty of opinions and no political experience. They elected what might accurately be described as an “outrageous outsider.”

Many complain about his impulsive tweets. He brags too much. Instead of political decorum, he calls his political adversaries names, from “Rocket Man” to “Pocahontas.”  But no matter how you feel about this president, you have to admit he gets things done. This president actually delivers on his campaign promises.

Trump campaigned against the Obama/Kerry nuclear agreement with Iran as early as Sept. 8, 2015. He wrote in USA TODAY, "It was amateur hour for those charged with striking this deal with Iran, demonstrating to the world, yet again, the total incompetence of our president and politicians. It appears we wanted a deal at any cost rather than following the advice of Ronald Reagan and walking away because 'no deal is better than a bad deal.' " On Tuesday, President Trump refused to certify a very bad deal with Iran.

Experts said his strong stand and increased sanctions against North Korean President Kim Jong-un were bringing the world closer to nuclear war. Yet Trump persisted, and instead of war, he is meeting in Singapore with Kim Jong-un on June 12 to negotiate potential disarmament. Meanwhile, three formerly incarcerated Americans are now home free.

Trump said he would cut taxes and stimulate our economy, and with the help of GOP members of the House and Senate, he delivered. When Democrats complained that only the tax cuts on businesses were made permanent, President Trump and House Republicans began working to make the income tax cuts permanent. In contrast, if voters give Democrats control of Congress in November, they promise to roll back the tax cuts they claim will only “add to the deficit.”

A May 7 Congressional Budget Office report, however, indicates the federal government took in a record tax haul in April, creating the biggest-ever monthly budget surplus, $218 billion. The tax cuts and surging economy left Americans with more money in their paychecks and still provided more revenue for the federal government.

Like many past presidents, Trump promised support for Israel and to move the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem. But this president kept his word.

His commitment to strengthen our military rings true to some of the outrageous statements Ronald Reagan was known for: “Of the four wars in my lifetime, none came because the U.S. was too strong,” or “Here’s my strategy on the Cold War: We win, they lose.” Reagan wasn’t afraid to call an evil empire an evil empire, and neither is President Trump.

What has been the Democrats' strategy since the election? They have unleashed their supporters in the mainstream media to unleash a barrage of negative coverage, from Russian collusion to Stormy Daniels. The one-sided coverage has contributed to further polarization and social media posts of hatred and calls for impeachment.

In a NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll, Democrat voters were asked if they would vote for or against midterm congressional candidates who want to impeach Trump. A whopping 70 percent of Democratic registered voters said they definitely would vote for such candidates.

But many party leaders are distancing themselves from the call for impeachment. It may finally be dawning on Democrats that running on impeachment with no tangible platform except repealing tax cuts may attract only the radical left.

Thankfully, the voters who put this outrageous outsider into office aren’t going to desert their president’s party in the midterms. They know Trump needs congressional majorities to continue delivering what he promised.
