Trump kept his campaign promises and that has Democrats in a snit

Don Surber:
The press ignored policy in the 2016 presidential campaign and focused on the horse race.

Which is why they missed the horse race. It was an ideas election. Donald John Trump had them. Hillary did not.

Her campaign was all about her becoming the First Woman president. She offered nothing for anyone else. Which is why she now is rattling around the country on her perpetual I Should Be President tour.

On October 22, 2016, Mister Trump spoke in Gettysburg and offered his Contract With America. I wrote about it the next day, but the press largely ignored it. They were too busy watching those old raindrops fall.

The stories they liked better that day were:


He promised a hiring freeze on all federal employees to reduce federal workforce through attrition (exempting military, public safety, and public health). He delivered.

He promised a requirement that for every new federal regulation, two existing regulations must be eliminated. He delivered.

He promised a 5 year-ban on White House and Congressional officials becoming lobbyists after they leave government service, and a lifetime ban on White House officials lobbying on behalf of a foreign government. He delivered.

In Gettysburg, he said, "I will announce my intention to renegotiate NAFTA or withdraw from the deal under Article 2205."

Done.
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There is much more on promises made an kept.  It gives Trump credibility at a time when Democrats are promising to wipe out energy and transportation jobs and ruin the US economy with high taxes and regulations.

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