The trumpet man went to Orlando, Fla., this week to begin his re-election campaign and the people heard a rehash of his 2016 campaign rhetoric and "fake news." Trump arrived in the shadow of the Orlando Sentinel newspaper ads that endorsed any democratic nominee over Donald Trump and expressed the opinion that any democratic candidate would be better for the country than Trump. It was reported that there were more extreme groups outside of Orlando that attended the rally than the local folks.
Trump has a serious problem trying to campaign on his accomplishments because he has so few in his first 28 months in office. Immigration is still the albatross around his neck and was his top priority as President but the problem is worse today than it was when he took office according to his own rhetoric. And he and his party still do not have any immigration polity or plan in the works that congress has taken up to debate.
The democrats should campaign on Trump's lack of accomplishments and tell their own plans for the country to the voters now until the election. Before going to Orlando, the trumpet man announced his favorite piece of "fake news" a new health care plan that will be given to the public over time but will not be given to congress to act on until the 2020 election is over. And if that sounds familiar its because he said the same thing doing the 2016 campaign and has failed to introduce that health care plan in the last 28 months.
To the uninformed, Trump will try to run on the economy but has a big problem in that regard with voters that pay attention. Job creation under Trump lags behind job creation under President Obama in his last 28 months in office. The budget deficit has increased under the Trump economy and his own administration says the deficit will continue to increase and top a trillion dollars a year at the end of this fiscal year. Business closures in the retail section are at record levels. Farmers need a financial bailout because of Trump's tariffs and those tariffs are taking their financial toll on other parts of the economy.
The stock market is setting itself up for a big fall and a economic recession is sure to come The small increase that has taken place in median income is consumed by higher consumer prices because of Trump's tariffs. Federal corporate tax revenue continues to fall and Trump and his party still have no plans or policy to guide them on governing. Ideology and a extreme one at that falls at the heart of the matter.
The democrats have a lot of facts to run on and a successful record of knowing how to govern. They should bring that knowledge to the fore front during the campaign and explain to the voters their plans and policy to move the country forward after the malignancy of Donald Trump's Presidency comes to an end.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
