{"id":65087,"date":"2026-08-19T11:04:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T15:04:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=65087"},"modified":"2026-08-19T11:04:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T15:04:20","slug":"trump-report-card-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=65087","title":{"rendered":"Trump Report Card: Economy"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0Author:\u00a0 R. Alan Harrop, Ph.D\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>In a previous article, I stressed the fact that the essence of a true representative republic is elected officials doing what they promised to do while campaigning. That article listed numerous effective actions President Trump has taken to prevent illegal immigration.\u00a0 This article will examine the actions the Trump administration has taken to strengthen the economy.<\/p>\n

President Trump\u2019s pledge to \u201cMake America Great Again\u201d is clearly seen in many actions he has taken in his second term. First<\/u>, he removed the barriers against oil and natural gas exploration and production enacted by the Biden administration. There has been a 55% increase in oil and natural gas drilling permits on public land since Trump\u2019s inauguration. In 2025, U.S. energy production reached record levels, including a record 714 million barrels of crude oil from offshore sites. As a result, the United States is the largest producer of energy in the world. At the same time, the Trump administration has canceled billions of dollars in grants for so-called green energy projects and requirements. The result is a fulfilled campaign promise to ensure abundant energy availability for our nation and eliminate dependence on any other country.<\/p>\n

Second,<\/u> the Trump administration has effectively reduced excessive government regulations that have been stifling economic growth in this country. For every new regulation, Trump requires each federal agency to eliminate ten existing regulations. In addition, his administration has, unlike the Biden administration that significantly increased the federal workforce, reduced the federal workforce by over 60,000 jobs, saving the taxpayers over $2 billion every year. As a result of these and other efforts, the stock market is at an all-time high and inflation is down considerably compared to the Biden administration.<\/p>\n

Third<\/u>, President Trump has taken significant steps to fulfill his promise to return manufacturing to the U.S. No country can be safe, secure, and prosperous when dependent on other countries for essential manufactured products. He has used tariffs and the threat of tariffs as well as other incentives to increase domestic production. Countries like China have been taking advantage of unfair trade policies for decades. We saw a prime example of the problem this can cause during the Covid crisis when essential medical supplies had to be purchased from abroad. As a result of his strong stance on trade negotiations, billions of dollars are being re-directed to manufacturing (with a resulting increase in jobs) in this country.\u00a0 Remember, most leftist Democrats support the concept of a global economy not the American economy. Many states have experienced a significant increase in manufacturing investment as a result of Trump\u2019s actions including North Carolina, which has a projected increase of approximately $140 billion in manufacturing.<\/p>\n

Fourth<\/u>, the Trump administration has been focused on directly helping the American worker and taxpayers. The administration recently announced a program to expand commercial truck driver training for American citizens and curtail the use of many non-English speaking immigrants operating commercial vehicles. Also, importantly, President Trump pushed Congress to pass federal tax reductions such as no tax on tips, overtime, and social security benefits. It is estimated that these changes will save the average taxpayer up to $10,000 per year.<\/p>\n

As a result of these and other policy actions, the U.S. economy is strong. While the conflict with Iran is preventing the cost of fuel from dropping as much as the Trump administration had planned, the objective of eliminating the nuclear threat from the world\u2019s greatest sponsor of terrorism is a price the world must pay to ensure safety and security for this and future generations. President Trump has not only kept his campaign promises concerning the economy, he has demonstrated the effectiveness of a free market economy rather than the big government centralized control advocated by the Marxist left.<\/p>\n

It is up to patriotic Americans to recognize these achievements and get out and vote to continue them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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