Trump Report Card

The Bully President

It has been 17 days since Trump and Musk began their reign of terror, although it seems like years. I think it’s time to give Trump his first report card. I warn you, the Bully President has not done well.

Economy, F; Making Americans Feel Safe, F; Keeping his Oath of Office, F; Foreign Relations, F; Uniting our Nation’s People, F; Choosing the Best White House Staff, F-. On the plus side, in the category of suggesting moronic ambitions which would waste time and cost taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars, he receives an A+.

The Economy. Inflation remains a problem for most of our nation’s people. Trump promised to lower prices on day one, but has ignored the needs of our nation’s people entirely. Although he was warned repeatedly, his tariffs will destroy free trade and create a trade war. Prices will rise drastically, and the GNP will take a huge dive. Another effect of an unwise economic policy is the alienation of some of our closest allies and neighbors.

Making Americans Feel Safer. Although fake-Republicans make the false claim that “poverty does not cause an increase in the crime rate,” the facts prove otherwise.

“The median annual income of incarcerated people before conviction was $19,185, which is 41% less than non-incarcerated people of similar ages.”

Trump’s inaction and poor decisions will increase the percentage of low-income and impoverished Americans. The crime rate will continue to rise, as it always does when Republicans are in power. Trump’s proposed solution is another precept of fascism: use our nation’s military forces to enforce the law. In other words, declare Martial Law.

Keeping his Oath of Office. On January 20, 2025, Trump, without his hand on the Bible, swore to “preserve and protect the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.” Trump has violated the Law of the Land every day.

His greatest and most destructive act was allowing one of our oligarchs to run the government. Elon Musk is not an elected official and has no security clearance. Trump created an unofficial department, The Department of Government Efficiency, DOGE, which stands for “destroying the effective branches of our government, to aid him in his attempts to take vengeance on his enemies.”

Trump is our nation’s greatest domestic enemy.

Foreign Relations. If there was a lower grade than “F,” Trump would have received it for this category. Trump’s policies harm our relationships with all NATO members. In 2017, he had no idea about the purpose of NATO, and the reason this organization has prevented a third world war.

I may be crazy, but alienating a nation’s southern and northernmost neighbors does not seem like a good idea.

Trump supports our enemies, Russia and Saudi Arabia, not our friends.

Uniting our Nation’s People. Trump continues to preach anger, hatred, and violence to his cult. His philosophy is clearly “divide and conquer.”  Real Americans would never accept a convicted felon, and confirmed sexual predator and serial philanderer, or a traitor as their president. This confirms a permanent division between real Americans and Trump supporters.

Choosing the Best White House Staff. Trump’s choices for his cabinet, leaders of critical departments, and closest advisers are both pitiful and frightening. He definitely deserves an F- for his poor choices.

Not a single one of his nominees is qualified to run a lemonade stand. Several of these men and women are criminals and sexual deviates.

Just think about these names: Pete Hegseth, Pam Bondi, Krisit Noem, Robert Kennedy Jr., Marco Rubio, and all the others. If I wasn’t crying, I’d be laughing.

This brings me to the most moronic and ridiculous ideas Trump has ever suggested: America gaining possession of Greenland, the Panama Canal, Canada, and Gaza.

Trump doesn’t care about the billions dollars involved: he loves to use other people’s money.

No one, including yours truly, wants to be a member of Trump’s America.

Trump is a bully. All bullies have a low level of intelligence and believe that force solves all of his/her problems. Bullies are easy to defeat; just stand up to them. They are all cowards when confronted by superior human beings. Trump is a perfect example of the inferior side of humanity.

To anyone who voted for Trump, I can say, “big mistake.” You will suffer greatly from your ignorance.

Op-ed by James Turnage

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