The press is engaged in an all-out assault on the Trump administration, the like of which we have never seen. Part of the attack involves deploying polls of dubious reliability to convince us that voters have turned against Trump. No doubt the insane and non-stop attacks to which the administration has been subjected have had impact, but Rasmussen, which polls continuously and uses a consistent methodology, finds Trump at 47% approval–down from where he was even a week ago, but better than Biden and equal to where Trump was early in his first term.
Despite the noise from the press, Trump has accomplished a great deal in his first three months in office. Stephen Moore lists some of his favorites:
Here is a brief list of some of our favorites:
Slashing Regulations
Trump has put an end to Biden’s regulatory assault, which cost the economy an additional $47,000 per family over four years. Trump’s “one-in-for-ten-out” deregulation rule will save thousands of dollars per family in extraneous costs.Deploying America’s Abundant Resources
The US has more than $45 trillion of natural resources that are accessible with existing drilling and mining technologies. Trump’s executive orders are opening up this treasure chest of resources — which could over time raise up to $150 billion for the federal government in higher royalties and other tax payments.Eliminating Federal Waste, Fraud and Duplication
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency and the Trump budget team have already deleted $160 billion of waste, fraudulent payments, unspent funds. The EPA and DOJ are taking legal action to freeze and recover tens of billions of dollars in grants to green groups that one Biden EPA official colorfully described as “tossing gold bars off the titanic.”Draining the Swamp
Fewer than 10% of our 2.4 million federal workers were working full-time in the office under Biden, even though COVID ended four years ago. Trump has ordered them to show up for work, or be fired. He has already downsized the federal bureaucracy by more than 280,000 employees and contractors through buyouts and tougher performance standards, saving the taxpayers millions.Pulling Out of the Paris Climate Accord – Again
Biden pushed us back into this crackpot anti-energy and blame-America-first treaty. Trump once again said “we’re out of here.”Firing IRS Agents
Biden wanted to add some 87,000 new IRS agents. Trump has already fired or offered early retirement to 20,000 IRS snoops and auditors. A simple flat tax will fix the problem of tax compliance.Promoting Education Choice for ALL Children
Trump is the school choice president. He has ordered most of the $80 billion-a-year wasted in Washington at the Department of Education to go straight to the states and parents to expand school choice for all children. Let’s hope Congress doesn’t stop him.
There are many more accomplishments that could be mentioned, but that list is a good start.
