Letter to the News & Observer from the Orange Co. GOP
Donald Trump has “restored government to its proper role” achieving historic milestones.
NATIONALLY August 19, 2020
- lowered unemployment for blacks, Hispanics, Asians, women, veterans, youth, folks with and without high school diplomas.
- increased median household incomes.
- 4,000,000 off of food stamps.
- increased blue-collar wage growth.
- improved black and Hispanic poverty levels.
- secured more funding to HBCUs than any other president, perpetuating the contributions for 10 years.
- reduced burdensome regulations on banks, credit unions, manufacturing jobs and small businesses.
- modernized and improved Military readiness.
- first Space Force.
- strengthened and secured our border.
- targeted drug traffickers and successfully disrupted the flow of illicit drugs.
- passed largest tax cut in US history.
- less government across the board.
INTERNATIONALLY
- exited the Paris Climate Accord, eliminating strangling regulations.
- replaced NAFTA with a US-Mexico Trade Deal, restoring fairness to business.
- increased US exports to the EU.
- exposed and penalized China for forcing technology transfers, stealing intellectual property and abusing trade practices.
- accomplished US energy-independence.
- established fairness in defense spending with allies.
- imposed tariffs on foreign metals, strengthening national security.
- withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal.
- closed a historic peace agreement between the US and the UAE.
COVID-19
- issued travel bans, keeping out terrorists and protecting America.
- improved vetting of immigrants and refugees.
- created hospitals (including retrofitting ships).
- invigorated ventilator design, manufacturing, and distribution.
- developed tests, protocols, and vaccines.