mooreandrew58 posted...
a lot of presidents have been known to simply just not even try what they said they'd do though. think one was famous for saying "no new taxes" then added in some new taxes. I was just giving credit for making the attempt. not praising him, just giving credit.
i'm undecided on how I feel about a wall though. i'm all for slowing up illegal immigration just not sure its the best use of the money vs how many it would actually stop.
A lot of times it's not a lack of trying on the other president's jobs. It's a matter of a lot of back the scene negotiation that we don't see. A normal president for example would have worked with lawmakers in the background, made deals, counted votes and tried to get the wall built. You might not have seen or heard about any of it but they would have tried.
The thing is, a lot of the things Trump said he would do were all fantasies, a lot more plain lies. He knew that Mexico was never going to pay of the wall. There was no way in hell he was going to defeat ISIS quickly, he knew nothing of the situation. Not go golfing as he hit on Obama many times for going golfing. He didn't even try not to, he basically set the record for the most days golfing. All at of course places that are owned by him that could only serve to enrich him while the taxpayers pay for the trip there.
I will give it to the fact that he did do a few campaign promises, although all of them are ones that can be done through executive order. Most of them are sadly international ones as well and will only serve to weaken our position globally.
A lot of the "wins" that Trump is given credit for weren't even his. Getting Neil Gorsuch confirmed was all the senates and most of the effort predates trump, blocking Merrick Garlands nomination. Sadly that win is also a loss for the US as the nuclear option was required to be used which is only a bad thing for the country's future.