Trump

These past ten years represent an astounding series of events. It began in 2015 when Trump announced his candidacy for president. He was an outsider and knew he could not win with a normal campaign and it was his philosophy that any and all publicity was helpful. The press saw him as a joke with some putting him in the entertainment section. He was welcomed on the TV shows as they snickered behind his back as their ratings rose. He dominated the news everyday as his unconventional politically incorrect remarks caught the headlines. Then when Trump won the nomination putting down two dozen prominent republicans the press went into panic mode. They suddenly realized they had created a monster and everything changed. The press coverage became 90% negative while the democratic party swung into high gear using some irregular tactics like Trump/ Russia collusion. Silicon Valley, Hollywood, social media and never Trumpers joined forces but they were too little too late and Trump was elected president. Even after the election the press continued their battle against Trump which culminated in his first impeachment. His first term brought a booming economy, a secure border, law and order and no wars. He was sailing toward reelection when Covid hit and he shut down the economy. This led to changes in voting laws which drastically increased the early voting and the democrats took advantage and Biden got 16 million more votes than Hillary. Trump didn't understand the importance of early voting and assumed there was some illegal activities that led to the large vote count. Biden won and quickly set about reversing the Trump agenda and this combined with the government spending to combat Covid led to inflation which peaked at 9%. Biden left Afghinistan by withdrawing the troops before the people and leaving behind billions of dollars in equipment and his approval rating slipped into the low 40's and never recovered. Biden had run as a one term, interim president but when the red wave in the 2022 mid term elections did not materialize Biden decided to run for a second term. Then Trump announced his run for a second term. Once again the establishment came alive and joined forces against Trump. This time the Justice Department took the lead in what became known as lawfare and this resulted in four separated charges against Trump which led to a felony conviction. Along the way there were two assassination attempts on Trump's life including him getting shot in the ear but he prevailed and won in spite of a second impeachment. So what can we expect from his second term. He only has one term so he must act quickly. His goals are to secure the border, bring home the industrial base, end the war in Ukraine, reignite the Abraham Accords, end the new green deal. His success will depend on the new factories using AI to increase productivity to offset inflation.