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By almost any measurable metric the United States is flourishing. And in some areas it isn't just flourishing it is stampeding.
I will grant you that the debt/spending is a huge problem but at least the country as a whole is reaping rewards from it this time. Usually they spend boatloads and we get buptkis out of it (see Obama)
The threat of tariffs and ending trade agreements has even had some positive outcomes so far (Mexico & Canada)
Now I expect you to howl about families split up at the border (while pretending this was new to Trump) and the debt of course but policy wise you got no winning message.
Well, in foreign policy he's not been successful at anything.
With the North Korean situation it's hard to tell what's going on, whether this is a similar ply to Kim's father in 2007.
With Syria Trump has just lied to make it look like he's done something, when he did almost nothing.
With Russia he hasn't made closer ties like he said he would.
With the EU he's made things worse.
With China he's made things worse.
So, he's got two potentials, North Korea and China, and a few failures, like the EU.
With the economy he hasn't done anything. The economy is slowing down, probably because it needs to be slowing down, but he's the sort of muppet who wants the economy to be going at the speed of light. He's taken credit where credit clearly wasn't due, he's been hypocritical when it comes to statistics when viewed with what he said before the election.
He's managed to get a tax cut for himself. I'll admit he's been successful there.
He got rid of Obamacare and replaced it with something worse. Failure for most people, success for the rich.
So.... really, what's to applaud?
Wait, tariffs...... yeah, farmers going downhill and needing HANDOUTS (which apparently the Republicans hate), other industries potentially going downhill and all with the hope that China buckles (with it's 6% growth a low, year on year, it can afford to lose some growth, the US can't.)