President Trump has gotten a man disease start, with Carpet bombing Washington with executive orders of questionable legality, fired hundreds of thousands of federal workers, and souring relations with American neighbours and allies.
I think Trump was chosen to shake up the current situation where working-class voters believe they will accumulate odds against them. But Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) was right: Trump has no mission to give American friends a catastrophic trade war, negating the federal government rather than reforming it, and throwing Ukraine on Russian wolves.
green The protest drove him From Congressional President Stemwinder on Tuesday night, during which time Trump served his usual idiot of his normal self-condition fantasies, serving rapt Republicans and disappointed Democrats.
We must not forget that half of the country doesn't vote for Trump, grab his brave strength, nor does his old ideas, the high trade barriers and the embrace of isolationism, have failed badly in the past. At 45%, Trump's personal approval rating is The lowest for the newly elected president He set a low record of 44% in 2017.
Republicans are undoubtedly excited that their heroes “own the Libs.” But what's important now is whether Trump can bring concrete benefits to swing voters who have placed him narrowly on top.
They voted for economic policies that would reduce the cost of living and create better opportunities for non-university workers, financially disciplined governments to provide public services faster and more efficiently.
Trump hasn't made it to any of these aspects.
Instead, he is launching a World Trade War. It's a “mutual tariff” in countries that have large tariffs in Canada, Mexico and China and higher tariffs than ours.
His rationale is vague. Sometimes he says it's about punishing his neighbors for not police the border properly.
What they really do is raise prices.
“Slapping tariffs on everything Americans buy from Canada, Mexico and China means higher prices for groceries, gas and cars.NoteSenator Ron Wyden (d-ore).
Republicans trust Trump on tariffs, but other voters are unsure. recentlyFirst public opinion surveyOnly 28% of Americans support tariffs in Canada, finding that 43% are opposed. Consumer confidence andStock marketIt's also falling sharply.
High living costs were the biggest concern among voters last year and the main reason Democrats lost. Trump has promised to start lowering prices on the first day, but his signature economic policy points in the opposite direction.
Almost likewise, there is the federal Trump's indiscriminate obstacle in the name of efficiency and cost reduction.
Americans don't need to be convinced that the federal government is big, slow and bound by rules. They want a fix, but they are worried that Trump and Elon Musk don't have a consistent plan to make the government even better.
Musk and his minions are instantly firing more than 200,000 workers, separating the entire institution they dislike – the U.S. International Development Agency, the Education Division, and, oddly, the National Weather Service.
Musk's government efficiency bureau temporarily fires more than 350 nuclear engineers and hastily fired them I hired them When the government was told that it could not guarantee the safety and security of American nuclear weapons.
Trump has proven that he doesn't sympathize with government workers whose lives have suddenly turned upside down by Musk's novel attacks. The billionaires couldn't care about the millions of poor people who rely on foreign aid in the United States.0.7% of the federal budget.
Compare Trump's chainsaw massacre with President Bill Clinton's skilled “government reform” push. In cooperation with civil servants,Lego“We managed to eliminate over 400,000 jobs and increase productivity without the humiliating and cruel tactics that Trump and Musk seem to be enjoying.
Recent polls have found that there are AmericansOpposes shutting down US foreign aid21 points (59-38) and 56% of voters (including 60% of independents) have said that Trump's monster reductionsIt does more harm than good.
Finally, Trump's abandonment of Ukraine and his disrespect to our allies also seem to have given many voters.Buyer's regrets.
Last week, the world saw the president and vice president talking about the Kremlin and tried to bully Ukrainian President Voldimir Zelensky and agreed to a Munich-style peace agreement. Angry Trump Ukraine was criticized They launched a conflict, but were unable to find the crossword of the real perpetrator, Russian Strongman Vladimir Putin.
Trump's reputation as an artistic deal maker rarely survives his one-sided “negotiations” with Wi-Fi Putin. Neither Zelensky nor European allies have been invited to talks. This assumes that Ukraine has transferred more than 20% of its territory and is in exchange for ceasefires for NATO membership requests.
This week, the terrible Trump poses his threat to block our aid to Ukraine. This is the shameful betrayal of Ukraine's battle for freedom and the highest American tradition of facing tyranny and oppression.
Trump is annihiating the beacon of American freedom and democracy in the worst moments. The world is backed by the same belligerent nationalism that caused two tragic wars in the last century.
Is this the vote most Americans voted for? Democrats should be confident in answering with the emphasis on “no.”
Wilmarshall is the founder and president of the Progressive Policy Institute.
