Is Trump actually doing a better job than you expected?

[Cameroni]

14 hours ago, Tug said:

You can put all the lipstick on that pig you like as a regular American consumer/ builder my money has (so far) lost 12% of its value and we now seem to have an extra 15% sales tax shoved down out throats BY DECREE not by congress……I personally don’t see that as winning I call it more like extortion under color of authority.i also disagree that America will be the better for it….the shivving of our allies in the guts on this and other issues the disruption of peoples lives and lively hoods is creating deep rancor and a smoldering anger abroad and at home for that matter.so nope I disagree.

 

That's quite wrong. You're looking at it from a narrow personal perspective. However, president Trump has to look at it from an American perspective, what is best for the country. It is simply a fact that devaluing the dollar will be beneficial for the US economy in the long term, as it will help make US companies competitive again abroad. This will increase the strength of US manufacturing and tech companies who export abroad, make US companies more profitable and increase wages in those industries.

 

The tariffs are not "shoved down your throat", if you do not wish to buy a product subject to a tariff, you can buy a US made alternative. The choice is yours.

 

You are looking at the allies' well being, that's not really the main concern of president Trump, his concern is first and foremost US ccompanies, for whom a cheaper Dollar will be highly beneficial.

[illisdean]

Trumps got it going magnificently, unrivaled by any measure! President Trumps MAGA policy strategies bring short term immediate impact and problem resolution along with a focus on long term growth and economic resilience unseen in previous administrations especially Biden’s diseconomy, social and security and foreign policy failures. Well done, and no real surprise despite the interference the bumbling democrats are deploying to prevent Trump policy success. He's one tough hombre, a class act and  impossible to compete with, obviously.

 

 

 

 

https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/04/100-days-of-investment-5-trillion-in-new-investment-fuels-americas-future/?category=9&v=accessibility

[Old Croc]

7 hours ago, ThreeCardMonte said:

If I understood you correctly, yes asylum is used often in a fraudulent manner.

The majority of Mexicans don’t qualify for asylum.  Whether they are picked up by the Border Patrol between the Ports of Entry or at the Ports of Entry voluntarily applying for asylum or attempting to avoid inspection at the Port of Entry,

 

Certain Nationalities can apply for asylum at the Port of Entry’s.  As I recall years ago when Cubans would apply for entry and ask for asylum they were guaranteed to be referred to an asylum officer to adjudicate their case.

 

Illegal aliens who illegally entered (sneaked in) (no status) and are apprehended can be removed by ER (Expedited Removal).  They DO NOT have to be deported by an IJ (Immigration Judge).

 

Aliens who have status such as a LPR (lawful permanent resident) (green card) must be deported (not removed) by a IJ if they are guilty of offenses that can warrant deportation via a 240 hearing.  
 

People often confuse “removal” with “deportation”.  Only an IJ can deport.

 

Immigration Officers (now CBP) and Border Patrol can REMOVE..

 

Despite what some think USC can’t be deported.

In my experience working with "thousands" of refugee claiments I personally believe most were fraudulent, but their claims still needed to be heard  to comply with the Convention. I've seen claiments from Ireland, Britain, Germany and the US.  They still had to be considered by a delegated person. 

 

In Australia most illegal non-citizens are removed, Deportation with a formal document is rare,  usually just criminals who were on PR.  I spent a time running a Criminal Deportations branch. A Minister, fed up with all the avenues of appeal, later decided to expel these people using character legislation, On forums like this posters generally believe all removals are deportations. Easier to not correct.

[Tug]

6 hours ago, Cameroni said:

 

That's quite wrong. You're looking at it from a narrow personal perspective. However, president Trump has to look at it from an American perspective, what is best for the country. It is simply a fact that devaluing the dollar will be beneficial for the US economy in the long term, as it will help make US companies competitive again abroad. This will increase the strength of US manufacturing and tech companies who export abroad, make US companies more profitable and increase wages in those industries.

 

The tariffs are not "shoved down your throat", if you do not wish to buy a product subject to a tariff, you can buy a US made alternative. The choice is yours.

 

You are looking at the allies' well being, that's not really the main concern of president Trump, his concern is first and foremost US ccompanies, for whom a cheaper Dollar will be highly beneficial.

To the regular American consumers a 15% sales tax by DECREE not congress inflation and less buying power of our devalued currency is a disaster combined with the big orange tur$ of a bill (aka corporate welfare) bill what do the wealthy need more to rip us off next?2 years free service?nope it’s just another trump rip off not to mention the animus created with our erstwhile allies…….sorry I’m not sold.

[pixelaoffy]

On 7/31/2025 at 1:38 PM, AndreasHG said:

I have to admit I would have never expected to agree with the title of this oped but I do find Trump second term much better than his first one.

 

Let's start from the first win, something I largely anticipated: I knew he was set to sink the US dollar and be instrumental to the appreciation of the euro (and many other currencies with it). He did it in his first term, and I was so sure he would repeat himself that I sold all of my US denominated assets and converted them into Swiss Franc and Euro, resulting in a 13% gain, after factoring in the loss of 2% recorded in the last two days.
And it's only the beginning. It's just a matter of time he will prevail upon Powel and force the FED rates down, causing a further depreciation of the USD and of all the currencies loosely or tightly peg to it, like many currencies in Asia. Thank you Mr. Trump!

 

Second win, and it's a big thing for me. He is strangling Putin and the Russian economy with him. He imposed Europe to stop purchasing energy from Russia, it's traditional supplier of cheap gas and diesel.

As European I am ashamed that my European Union kept on purchasing these commodities from Russia.

I understand the pressure Orban, the AfD, Salvini, and all the parties of the extreme right and left put on the EU Commission to keep the gas and diesel taps open. 

But Trump, despite Musk and Vance openly sympathizing with these right wing, pro-Russian leaders, stood his ground and ensured justice was made. The EU wil never buy energy from Russia again. 

But he is going much further than this. By imposing secondary sanctions on India and China, for Putin it is going to be game over. And I rejoice in anticipation of a Putin free world: Thank you Mr. Trump!

 

Third win, and it's another big thing for me: he pushed Europe to arm herself and stand on her feet again, as it used to do before our former colony raised to its current superpower status and became Europe's sugar daddy. I will never thank Trump enough for forcing the Europeans to behave as grown-up men and women again, after 50 years of shame. Thank you Mr. Trump!

 

Fourth win, and it's another big thing for me: by introducing new taxes (i.e. tariffs) and depreciating the US dollar he has made a big contribution to reduce global warming, much bigger than the millions of leftist right-thinking, organic veggie-burgers eaters would have ever done in their entire lives. A Swiss citizen consumes approximately 2.5 toe, which translates to roughly 29,000 kWh of electricity per year, while an American citizen in average consumes 7.76 tonnes of oil equivalent (toe) of energy per year, or about 89.97 MWh. It's shameful!

A weaker US dollar plus additional taxes means that the average American consumers becomes poorer and is forced to bring its consumption down to more sustainable levels. Thank you Mr. Trump, future generations will remember you and your bravery!

 

Fifth win, something I am delighted of:  he is putting a serious brake on immigration. There was once a United States of America characterized by a deeply north European culture and dominated by a WASP elite (White Anglo-Saxon Protestant). This was before a massive injection of immigrants, especially Latin immigrants, turned the country in a sort of ugly copy of the banana republics south of the Panama Canal. Vulgar, loud, violent, ostentatious, corrupt to the bones, greedy, which knows no duties but only rights, where everyone aspires to become a rentier and no one wants to commit to working honestly, disrespectful of the law, the privacy and the property, armed to the teeth and ready to use force to impose the law of the strongest.

America resembling everyday more Colombia rather than Friesland, North Holland, Cornwall, Jutland, or Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire, with the latter being the homeland of most of the Pilgrim Fathers. 

Mr. Trump has put a stop to all this. America will go back to its cultural roots. And it's a win for America, and it's a win for the free world, for the rule of law, for the personal freedom of each one of us. That's the fifth reason I say thank you Mr. Trump.

 

Notwithstanding the above I also recognize he has some shortfalls, and some serious ones. Especially his habit of diverging from the truth. However, let's be honest, who hasn't any shortfall?

"Let he who is without sin cast the first stone". I won't be that one.

 

 

What pile of false BS.  You really in a bubble 

[Cameroni]

1 hour ago, Tug said:

To the regular American consumers a 15% sales tax by DECREE not congress inflation and less buying power of our devalued currency is a disaster combined with the big orange tur$ of a bill (aka corporate welfare) bill what do the wealthy need more to rip us off next?2 years free service?nope it’s just another trump rip off not to mention the animus created with our erstwhile allies…….sorry I’m not sold.

 

You can't have it both ways and whine about the national deficit and then complain when a president tackles the root of the problem, spending, and cuts medicare. Some hard decisions had to be made. The government was spending too much.

 

I don't know why you're so concerned about the allies, Trump is slapping them about the face with tariffs and they still bend over say "thank you". 

[angryguy]

1 hour ago, Tug said:

To the regular American consumers a 15% sales tax by DECREE not congress inflation and less buying power of our devalued currency is a disaster combined with the big orange tur$ of a bill (aka corporate welfare) bill what do the wealthy need more to rip us off next?2 years free service?nope it’s just another trump rip off not to mention the animus created with our erstwhile allies…….sorry I’m not sold.

America last, with you

[ThreeCardMonte]

3 hours ago, Old Croc said:

In my experience working with "thousands" of refugee claiments I personally believe most were fraudulent, but their claims still needed to be heard  to comply with the Convention. I've seen claiments from Ireland, Britain, Germany and the US.  They still had to be considered by a delegated person. 

 

In Australia most illegal non-citizens are removed, Deportation with a formal document is rare,  usually just criminals who were on PR.  I spent a time running a Criminal Deportations branch. A Minister, fed up with all the avenues of appeal, later decided to expel these people using character legislation, On forums like this posters generally believe all removals are deportations. Easier to not correct.

I knew you were Australian by your username.

 

Northern Territory?

 

 

[Tug]

1 hour ago, angryguy said:

America last, with you

Why on earth would you think that?we’re have I said or espoused America last??just because I don’t support this fraud that betrays every American ideal and disregards ie ignores our constitution doesn’t make me want America last……im afraid you have that ass backwards.

[Miloki]

21 minutes ago, Tug said:

Why on earth would you think that?we’re have I said or espoused America last??just because I don’t support this fraud that betrays every American ideal and disregards ie ignores our constitution doesn’t make me want America last……im afraid you have that ass backwards.

I think it's because you seem to be advocating for the status quo which has not been good for most American's minus a few boomers who think they hit a triple.

 

[AndreasHG]

4 hours ago, pixelaoffy said:

What pile of false BS.  You really in a bubble 

 

LOL. Really you never hear about:

1. Dollar depreciation since inauguration day? I can provide evidence if you are so incompetent that you cannot verify yourself.

2. Trump support to Ukraine? I can provide you evidence if you're so lazy that you can't even read a newspaper

3. Trump pushing Europe to rearm itself and spend 5% of GDP in defense? I can provide NATO official documents on the subject (they are public domain)

4. Tariffs and dollar depreciation make the American consumer poorer? Do you really believe the opposite is true?

5. Trump putting a serious and long overdue break on immigration? Questioning the Ius Solí? Deporting illegal immigrants to El Salvador?

 

If you never hear about any of the above, the explanation is simple:
they treat you like a mushroom, kept in the dark and fed with sh*t.

 

I don't know what you did to deserve this treatment, but you surely know the reason, and that's enough for me.

 

[riclag]

7 hours ago, angryguy said:

America last, with you

Anti America supporters of the New Far left want to  Kill/US & BurnUS down.

Their recent denial of why they/them lost in the Election is  the epitome of their

America last agenda. 

[WDSmart]

No.

[boloaf]

I knew he'd do a fantastic job and he's exceeded my expectations.