by
Hans Izaak Kriek*
Congratulations to all of the ‘DEPLORABLES’ and the millions of people who gave us a massive (304-227) Electoral College landslide victory!
One year presidency, did Trump become an enemy of the media or the wonder boy for the forgotten Americans? Who believed one year ago in the opportunities of the Donald? Did he steer a year after the election, the nation into turbulence? Was it a year of action and results? Is the historic victory of President Trump a record of accomplishment ever since? Let’s look back and find out about employment, jobs, economy, stock market and consumer confidence. And of course, the confrontations with the media.
One year later, what did Trump deliver, and what he hasn’t? The American economy is in better shape by a number of key measures, although the extent to which those gains in the GDP, employment, and stock market can be attributed to Trump’s elections isn’t nearly as clear. The U.S. economy continues to experience worker-friendly growth. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that nonfarm payrolls grew by 261,000 jobs in October while the unemployment rate fell to 4.1 percent, the lowest rate since the Year 2000.
This brings the total of new jobs created to 1.5 million since President Trump took office. Now, more than 80 percent of people polled believe the American dream is within their reach. President Trump was excited to build on this good news with the announcement that Broadcom Limited (Global Chip Maker) is moving its headquarters from Singapore back to the United States. With this commitment, more than $20 billion in annual revenue will come back to American cities, towns, and workers.
Trump’s administration has unleashed American energy, approved the Keystone and Dakota pipelines, and under President Trump, the “war on coal” is over.
We’re appointing originalists to the federal courts, to uphold the Constitution and all our God-given liberties. And President Trump put Justice Neil Gorsuch on the Supreme Court. President Trump has also taken decisive action to ensure the safety and security of the American people, at home and abroad. He has stood without apology with the men and women of law enforcement. We’re securing our borders, enforcing our laws and taking the gang members, drug dealers and violent criminals off our streets. President Trump has putting the veterans first. He signed bills to restore accountability to the Department of Veterans Affairs and give veterans access to the world-class care they deserve.
Trump is start to rebuild the military and he has already signed the largest increase in defense spending in nearly 10 years, and are working with Congress to pass one of the largest investments in the national defense since the days of Ronald Reagan. With renewed American strength, the president is achieving real results on the international stage.
Trump booked a great success, he convinced his NATO allies contributing more to the common defense. Further ISIS is on the run, and its caliphate is crumbling. I think the president reaffirmed the credibility of American power when he enforced a red line against chemical weapons in Syria. He put Iran on notice and made it clear that America cannot certify the Iran nuclear deal. And his administration has brought unprecedented economic and diplomatic pressure to bear on North Korea. It has been a year of accomplishments, and he is just getting started. And before this year is out, he’ll pass historic tax cuts for the American people, is my opinion.
Recently, President Trump departed for Asia, on what will be the longest trip to the continent by an American president in more than a quarter century. The President had several major objectives on this trip, including demonstrating his nation’s commitment to Asia, strengthening international resolve to de-nuclearise North Korea, promoting a free and open Indo-Pacific, and advancing American prosperity.
This trip must strengthen U.S. alliances and partnerships with visits by the President to Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, the Philippines, and China. President Trump is addressing a wide array of strategic issues with foreign leaders, including a huge announcement of billions of dollars in agreements with China.
And finally, the media. Trump calls the news media the ‘Enemy of the American people. Many times, he’s talking about the Fake News media, New York Times, CNN, NBC News, ABC, CBS and many more. The president has referred to the media as the ‘opposition party’ to his administration and he has blamed news organisations for stymieing his agenda.
But the language that Trump deployed is more typically used by leaders to refer to hostile foreign governments or subversive organisations. It also echoed the language of autocrats who seek to minimise dissent. Recently Trump starts his own news channel. Thousands of Americans have called on social media to cry out to the sky desperately today. With progressive America, one year after the election of Donald Trump predominates deep frustration. Democrats and established media hoped for their fast deployment. He's still there.
The view from Europe, Europe’s media have also tended to view ongoing Trump saga with a mixture of bemusement, curiosity and horror. There has been widespread criticism from both the left- and right-leaning media in the region at Trump’s more controversial policies and pronouncements, such as his comments on immigrants and woman, but also concern over his unpredictability.
A lot of European Newspapers called him a clown, a man who has done absolutely nothing since becoming president. A lot of authors argued that Trump’s presidency posed ‘an existential threat’ to America and that Trump, a man who had ‘blurred the line between truth and falsehood’, is ‘dangerous’.
I think, Trump has a real possibility to get a second term as president.
*Hans Izaak Kriek is international political commentator and journalist for European Business Review and editor-in-chief of Kriek media
By: N. Peter Kramer
