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In reply to the discussion: It's funny that when I ask Republicans what Trump's accomplishments as president were,... [View all]Klaralven
(7,510 posts)The court appointments and tax bills are mainly the work of McConnell and Ryan.
The number of refugee immigrants admitted has been cut significantly, and I'd think the same is true of undocumented arrivals. The number of legal immigrants has been pretty constant.
Trump has disengaged the US from international commitments like the Paris Accords, weakened NATO ties, reduced troop levels in the Middle east, etc. This has been fairly popular. There is a significant part of the electorate that dislikes sacrificing the interests of the US citizens in order to maintain US as the "leader of the Free World", "sole superpower", etc. The days are over for JFK's "Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, in order to assure the survival and the success of liberty." A more multi-lateral approach will be needed.