Trump shook up the presidency by hearing the voice of the people. He didn't have to be a genius to understand that unfettered immigration (open borders) would be a disaster for America. Americans are not only favorably disposed to immigration, generally speaking, they welcome immigrants. But to invite a million plus, with no screening, to enter this country illegally, is placing a burden on American citizens that has not yet been fully tallied. Trump understood this. He came up with a solution: the wall. It might not be a perfect solution, but it was far better than anything else. Bottom line: It was well on its way to solving our immigration problem. (Because it was a Trump initiative, Bidden killed it.)
Covid: Trump incentivized the drug companies to come up with a vaccine to fight this lethal variant of the flue faster than it had ever done before. Under his direction they came up with a vaccine in less than a year. (It generally takes 2 plus years.) He also reconized that this pandemic had started in China, he stopped travel from Chine sooner than any other western country.)
Trump realized that the Palestinians had been creating obstacles to peace. Hamas in Gaza had become an arm of the Iranians. Fatah in the west bank was totally corrupt. (Abbas was in his 14th year in office. An office which had a term of 4 years.) Trump recognized an undivided Jerusalem as the capitol of Israel. He consequently moved the U.S embassy from TelAviv to Jerusalem; something a number of previous presidents had promised, but had never done.
His desire to get out of Afghanistan was a strategic error. He viewed our presence in Afghanistan as putting us in a never-ending war. It was not. It was simply a military deployment. Actually, we had won the war. A viable government had been established. It had its problems but nothing like the problems that arose when Bidden actually with drew our troops. True, Trump also wanted to withdraw, but it was unlikely he would have bungled the job as badly as Bidden.
Trump took a number of other initiative to which liberals objected. Included were our posture vis a vis Iran, climate change and oil drilling. But that's not why Trump lost, so I'll skip those for now.
The Democrats were after Trump the day he entered office. They were after him for connections to Russia which never existed. They labeled him a racist and most ludicrous of all their charges was that he was an anti-Semite. If that ridiculous charge were true, I'd be the first to say,"give us more anti-Semitic presidents like Truep." He's now out of office but the Democrats continue to hound him. Currently, they're trying to tie him to the Jan 6th attack on the Congressional Building. And, most bizarre of all is that he is somehow tied to Qanon.
Trump downfall was his manner. I, for one, was outraged when he said McCain was no hero. His remark might have been characterized as something said in a school yard brawl. But there was no excuse for it. In connection with Covid treatments, he made mention of bleach. It was a stupid remark. But, I judge a man more by what he does than what he says. Others, the elites, the media, etc. will take any stupid utterance and tar you with it. It's a pity. I would vote for Trump again, but I hope he won't run a second time. He'll lose.
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