Like it or not, Trump is a man of his word

[rangerrebew]

Like it or not, Trump is a man of his word
By Tom Switzer
30 June 2018 — 12:17am


Donald Trump continues to break conventions. Whereas typical politicians fail to honour their election pledges, this US President keeps his word. For all the spin and flip-flopping of modern politics, here’s a bloke who practises what he preaches.

The list is long and growing. He pulled the United States out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the Paris climate pact and the Iran nuclear deal. He will move permanently the US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. He has slashed the US company tax rates and stacked the judiciary with qualified conservatives. He has put a “travel ban” that restricted entry to America from several Muslim nations, which the Supreme Court upheld this week. On July 16, Trump will broker detente with Vladimir Putin in Helsinki.

https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/like-it-or-not-trump-is-a-man-of-his-word-20180629-p4zoib.html

[Slide Rule]

Winning!

[InHeavenThereIsNoBeer]

He certainly is.

As long as you pick and choose his words very carefully, while ignoring the fact that he's taken pretty much every stance on every issue, usually within a few hour period.

He's doing a pretty good job, and for that I'm thankful.  But calling him "a man of his word" is like quoting Al Gore at a DWS fundraiser. 

[Concerned]

There’s no question Trump has achieved some of his campaign promises, and I think, if you support those promises, he deserves praise for those (as I’ve praised him) just as I think he deserves criticism for those promises he’s failed to deliver on.  This is especially true for some of his signature promises that he’s failed on:   promises such as “lock her up” and Mexico paying for the wall.  Those were his two most prominent promises IMO, and I don’t think he’s ever going to meet them.  Nor do I think he’ll ever honor such promises as repeal and replace, proposing a term limit Constitutional Amendment within the first 100 days, or putting us on a path to eliminate our debt within eight years.  To ignore the many promises not kept while proclaiming Trump “is a man of his word” seems disingenuous, at best, IMO.