While there has always been division in the U.S., since 2016 the country seems to be very strongly divided. That’s when Donald J. Trump, a businessperson, not a politician, decided to run for President of the United States. In the beginning most people did not take him seriously, and the ones who did thought he didn’t have a chance.
As the primaries were held and Trump started winning, a portion of the GOP remained opposed to him mostly because he said he would dramatically change the way things were done in Washington. He saw the bloated bureaucracy and vowed to end it. Mostly, he saw politicians putting self-interest ahead of the needs of the country.
In fact, much of the traditional GOP resisted him, noting that his policies would divide the country. But his “Make America Great Again” message resonated with voters, and he easily won the Republican nomination for President, even with some in the GOP remaining strongly opposed to him.
In the general election he ran against establishment Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton. She was able to cast Trump as a divider. The Dems accused him of being an agent of the Russians and even constructed a dossier showing just that.
Trump said the Russia charges were not true, but the presence of the dossier divided the country further. After his surprise victory, the Dems continued with their Russia hoax, convincing many Americans that Trump’s policies would harm the economy and profit him personally. Somehow, the Dems convinced Jeff Sessions, Trump’s selection for Attorney General, to appoint a special council.
The Mueller investigation lasted two years. During that time the mainstream media helped to divide the country further by saying Trump was guilty of colluding with the Russians. In the end Mueller found nothing. Still the damage was done, and many in the country simply hated President Trump.
Despite having to deal with the hoaxes and an extremely biased media, Trump’s accomplishments were truly remarkable. He created a great economy. He lowered taxes, and increased energy production, which lowered prices. He renegotiated most of the lopsided trade deals, and he brought peace to the world.
Russia didn’t invade anyone. North Korea stopped firing missiles over Japan. Iran was on the verge of economic collapse and couldn’t fund any terrorist groups. China was being confronted, and there was a standstill in Afghanistan.
At the end of his term, he even had the Abraham Accords signed, which brought some peace to the Middle East.
Still the media and the Democrats branded him as negatively as possible. In 2020 a feeble Joe Biden was elected president, promising to unite the country. Instead, Biden did just the opposite. His policies with the Green New Deal, massive increases in government spending, massive increases in the deficit, high inflation, and mandates that required the American public to do things they simply did not want to do further divided the country. His foreign policy was worse.
In a couple of weeks, Trump will be sworn into office again after winning a large majority in both the electoral college and the popular vote. Once in office Trump will reverse the America last policies of the current administration. Despite the Democrats vowing to fight him, this time he will unite the country.
Most of the unity will come from the optimism that Trump’s policies will install in Americans, who haven’t felt optimistic in many years. In 1984 President Reagan told Americans who were leery about future endeavors to just “go for it.” Trump, too, will create a “go-for-it” economy.
It will take Trump about two years to accomplish his goals. First, though, he will end the war in Ukraine, end the war in the Middle East mostly by allowing Isreal to do what is necessary to stop Iranian terror, and bring peace to most of the world.
Trump will restore a safe America, first by removing illegal criminal immigrants and then by making sure law enforcement officials actually enforce the law. Americans will feel safe.
Trump will keep or further lower taxes. His policies will lead to more economic growth, which leads to more opportunity for well-prepared Americans. Americans will feel optimistic because they feel safe, they will see an increase in their standard of living and their values will be restored.
Trump’s new Morning in America will lead to what he refers to as the golden years. All Americans can get behind that.
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Michael Busler is a public policy analyst and a professor of finance at Stockton University in Galloway, New Jersey, where he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in finance and economics. He has written op-ed columns in major newspapers for more than 35 years.