Hey listen.
The one thing that Trump did right regarding COVID was push for vaccine development. I PRAISE Trump for that. But it’s silly for someone to criticize the CDC under Trump given that Trump, as head of the executive branch, was in charge of it as POTUS. Any failure by CDC is ultimately the Prez’ responsibility, given that it’s part of the Executive Branch.
But even the vaccine business has been a problem because pretty much everyone I know that won’t get a vaccine……….is a Trump fan. 90210 has been a strong critic of vaccines and vaccine mandates.
Hell, Trump held one rally where he encouraged people to get vaccines, and he almost got booed off stage. That should tell you something about his base. At another rally, he mentioned that he had just gotten a booster, and there were boos again.
And you wonder why I have a problem with Trump fans. It’s because that’s how a high percentage of them are.
Now then to show you, and the rest of the world, that I don’t oppose everything that Trump did, and that I am capable of praising him, let me give you a list of things that Trump did right:
Gave the military a significant pay raise.
Fixed the VA in several respects (there was a huge scandal under Obama)
Signed the “Forever” GI Bill
Appointed some excellent USSC justices, and other federal justices
Made a hard push for COVID vaccine development
Helped finalize the defeat of ISIS in Iraq.
Passed tax cuts.
Renegotiated NAFTA.
Helped negotiate peace between Israel and two gulf states (to be honest, Israel wasn’t exactly a mortal enemy of either one, but nevertheless, no previous President did it)
Took many actions to help US energy independence
Helped American farmers
Ended Obama’s halt on deportations and began to enforce our Immigration laws again, though he went too far by separating families at the border
And at least, prior to COVID, greatly reduced unemployment, built the economy up, improved the stock market, and reduced unemployment for many minority groups
So you see. I can recognize Trump’s success.
But his failures more than offset them, and after egging on a bunch of extremist rioters with his lies about election fraud and election stealing, refusing to concede even when it was obvious that he lost, refusing to condemn QAnon and Proud Boys even when asked to, and then having to practically be forced to intervene once his followers got out of hand, it’s VERY hard to understand anyone still kissing his butt.