by Kevin Finn, American Thinker:
During his first term, President Trump amassed a remarkable record of achievements. In so doing, he also infuriated the swamp because he demonstrated how much better off Americans were without the swamp’s constant intrusions into every aspect of their lives. He was like the new CEO in a company where the employees had been embezzling for years — which, as we’re finding out now, was pretty close to the truth.
TRUTH LIVES on at https://sgtreport.tv/
Trump 45 likely expected resistance from the Democrats while naïvely imagining that Republicans would back him up. We all know how that worked out. There were quite a few instances during his first term in which the left condemned him for acting too harshly, while at the same time he disappointed his supporters, who desired that he take stronger actions.
The differences between Trump 45 and Trump 47 are remarkable. Those on the left are still complaining, but Trump 47 is acting so quickly that they can’t keep up.
One of the major differences between Trump 45 and Trump 47 lies in his personnel choices. It’s been said that “personnel is policy,” and there could not be a starker difference between the rosters of his first and second terms.
Pres. Trump fired FBI director James Comey in May of 2017 because of how Comey mishandled the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails and illegal servers. At the time, the FBI was also investigating claims of Russian interference in the 2016 election with possible ties to the Trump campaign, and so leftists claimed that Trump was obstructing justice. Trump replaced Comey with Christopher Wray, who not only did nothing to reform the FBI, but presided over multiple scandals himself, the raid on Mar-a-Lago being a prime example.
Trump 45’s appointment of Jeff Sessions as attorney general (A.G.) was first met with approval by conservatives. In a stunning turn of events, Sessions recused himself from the Russia investigation, which was seen by conservatives as a betrayal. While Trump publicly criticized Sessions on a few occasions, he didn’t remove him from office until later in his term. Many Trump-supporters found this too lenient.
Trump 47 nominated Pam Bondi for A.G., and one of the first things she did was to file lawsuits against N.Y. governor Kathy Hochul and N.Y. A.G. Letitia James for their roles in encouraging illegal immigration. Where A.G. Sessions was timid and reclusive, A.G. Bondi is boldly taking action to carry out Trump’s America First agenda.
In his first term, Pres. Trump frequently referred to hostile media outlets as the “enemy of the people.” Leftists interpreted this as an attack on the 1st Amendment, an attempt to delegitimize journalism, and another example of the oft-cited “danger to democracy.” Meanwhile, conservatives desired more formal actions, such as revoking press credentials or even pursuing defamation lawsuits.
Trump 45 had four press secretaries. Sean Spicer and Stephanie Grisham were able but unremarkable, the latter leaving under inauspicious circumstances. On the other hand, Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Kayleigh McEnany deftly and gracefully handled hostile media questioners.
Read More @ AmericanThinker.com
