Washington.
On January 20, 2017 Donald Trump became the 45th president of the United States, a position he reached after promising in his campaign to make the country big “again”Make America Great Again).
But next Wednesday, January 20, the mandate of the magnate comes to an end and, as usual, with successes and failures. Promises fulfilled and others not.
Donald Trump he boasts that “no administration” achieved more than his during his tenure as president.
achievements
Trump’s achievements stand out on issues such as economics, justice and foreign policy.
In the first quarter of 2019 gross domestic product of United States grow 3.9% and unemployment fell by 3.6%, the lowest rate in 50 years. the US economic growth he was never in doubt, as Trump’s experience in his business was his best endorsement.
In matters of justice, President Trump has fulfilled his promise to appoint several conservative federal judges to the Supreme Court, thanks to a Republican majority in Congress.
Another of Trump’s successes was his handling of foreign policy. He threatened the Mexican authorities with imposing taxes if he did not accede to their requests, tightened measures so that migrants could enter his country and forced Mexico to stop caravans from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador before they arrived in the United States.
It also fulfilled its promise to apply a hard hand to China in trade and secured the renegotiation of the Free Trade Agreement between Mexico, the United States and Canada, now called the T-MEC.
failures
One of the issues for which Trump was most criticized during 2020 was the handling of the Covid-19. The president says he did a good job, but the daily figures show otherwise, to the point that United States it remains the epicenter of the pandemic.
The construction of the border wall it was a key promise for Trump to win the presidency of United States, But only began construction of this.
Another unfulfilled campaign promise was to repeal Barack Obama’s (Obamacare) health care law. Experts say he was unable to end the law because he did not submit a credible proposal.
It cannot be overlooked that racial violence intensified during Trump’s tenure. the white supremacists they acted without control, as a result of a divided country with several demonstrations.
Even in many demonstrations acts took place against members of the African American community, the most remembered being the death of George Floyd at the hands of a white policeman.
It should be noted that in the fall of Trump’s term there was a violent assault on the Capitol (January 6). The president told his supporters to take Congress because Joe Biden he was not confirmed as president of the United States.