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.