47 has a far different agenda than 45
Donald Trump’s first presidential term was characterized by partisan investigations, impeachments, a rabid opposition and knives in the back from two-faced RINO Republicans. Despite these enormous impediments, Trump’s first term accomplishments were epic. He lowered taxes for the middle class, incentivized corporations to move offshore holdings to the U.S., built nearly 500 miles of border wall, brought peace to the middle east, reduced crime and presided over an economy with record low unemployment and interest rates.
However, Trump 47 is a whole different cat, and his agenda is far more bold than his first term. Armed with the knowledge of exactly how cesspool Washington works, Trump has surrounded himself with smart minds who share his vision for an American revival based on historical customs, virtues and culture.
This is most evident on two fronts: the economy and foreign policy.
Notice you haven’t heard much about the border wall since Trump took office. Previous lessons from the first term allowed him to reimplement the proven blueprint that quickly closed the border. In fact, border crossings have plunged 85% since January 21st, Trump’s first full day in office. While the bill that would make the 2017 tax cuts permanent works its way through Congress, you really haven’t heard much about that either.
None of those issues are priorities this time. Trump is aiming much higher.
The president recognizes the severe existential threats the country faces, and he knows that woke leftists are using the complexity of the problems to mask their efforts to accelerate America’s destruction.
Take trade for example.
When the average leftist reads about the trade deficit, they don’t see past the talking point that tariffs raise prices on the cheap crap from China they buy at Walmart.
Duh…
The U.S. ran a $1.2 trillion goods trade deficit in 2024. That means that 1.2 trillion more dollars left the country than entered, depleting the money supply by that same amount. The foreign companies who are paid in dollars (think China, Mexico and Canada) exchange them for native currency at the local bank in their country. Ultimately, those dollars are then exchanged again by the local bank for indigenous currency at their country’s Central Bank, which is an extension of the federal government. And what do foreign governments do with those dollars? They use them to buy U.S. assets like treasury notes, land and companies. Some may even be used to invest in the infrastructure of other nations, as is the case with China’s Roads and Bridges program.
Conversely, in the U.S., the missing dollars that have been pulled out of the economy to pay foreign companies is replenished with new debt. The Treasury Department issues bonds that are most often purchased with new money printed by the Federal Reserve. As a result, the overall value of the money you hold is worth less, while the deficit and national debt grow.
In essence, other countries are parasitically stealing our jobs, prosperity and wealth, and like an addicted junkie, we consume more poorly made junk we don’t really need. We give our prosperity to foreign countries in exchange for new debt so that prices don’t go up on Amazon.
While most people can’t or don’t want to face what is happening, President Trump sees the future clearly. The signs of an impending disaster with the dollar became unmistakable when the bond vigilantes ignored the Fed and drove the yield on the 10-year treasury up while the Fed was cutting rates. This affected the economy in the worst possible way. While banks cut interest rates on CDs and savings accounts, the rates for car loans, mortgages and credit cards went up.
The National Debt and Interest on the Debt
It appears that unlike his first term, Trump is focused like a laser on the debt and deficit. He recognizes that our lack of fiscal responsibility threatens our status as the world’s reserve currency. If we lose that privilege, the ability to print money with impunity ends and a sovereign debt crisis wouldn’t be far behind.
That’s where the urgency to address the trade deficit comes from. It’s a two-pronged approach. Identify and eliminate waste, fraud and abuse in the budget, and rectify unfair trade deals so that our trade deficit is substantially reduced or eliminated.
Trump is putting our financial house in order. Make no mistake, it will be a painful process, and leftists will scream, protest and firebomb Tesla dealerships every time there is a new initiative to save the country. However, if the heavy lift isn’t done today, you’ll see breadlines on the news tomorrow.
