10. He enforced President Barack Obama’s red line against Syria’s use of chemical weapons. When the regime of Bashar al-Assad used a toxic nerve agent on innocent men, women and children, Trump didn’t wring his hands. He acted quickly and decisively, restoring America’s credibility on the world stage that Obama had squandered.
subscribe The story must be told. Your subscription supports journalism that matters. Try 1 month for $1 9. He has taken a surprisingly tough line with Russia. Trump approved a $47 million arms package for Ukraine, sent troops to Poland’s border with Russia and imposed new sanctions on Moscow for violating the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty.
8. He recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Four American presidents promised to do it, but only one actually did. This is why the American people elected Trump. He does what he promises to do, for better or for worse — in this case, definitely for the better. Even Jeb Bush tweeted his approval.
7. He withdrew from the Paris climate agreement. After George W. Bush pulled out of the disastrous Kyoto treaty, U.S. emissions went down faster than much of Europe. The same will be true for Trump’s departure from the Paris accord. Combined with his approval of the Keystone XL pipeline, and opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to exploration, Trump is helping usher in a new age of American energy development.
6. He got NATO allies to kick in $12 billion more toward our collective security. Decades of pleading by the Bush and Obama administrations failed to get NATO allies to meet their financial commitments to the alliance, but Trump’s tough talk and reticence to affirm America’s Article V commitment did the trick. NATO is stronger as a result.
5. He has virtually eliminated the Islamic State’s physical caliphate. Trump removed the constraints Obama placed on our military and let it drive the terrorists from their strongholds.
4. He admitted he was wrong on Afghanistan and reversed Obama’s disastrous withdrawal. In a rare admission, Trump declared: “My original instinct was to pull out ... But all my life, I’ve heard that decisions are much different when you sit behind the desk in the Oval Office. ... A hasty withdrawal would create a vacuum for terrorists.”
3. He enacted historic tax and regulatory reform that has unleashed economic growth. Trump signed the first comprehensive tax reform in three decades and removed the wet blanket of Obama-era regulations smothering our economy. We are now heading into our third consecutive quarter of above 3 percent growth.
2. He is installing conservative judges who will preside for decades. With his appointment of Neil M. Gorsuch, Trump secured a conservative majority on the Supreme Court, and he is moving at record pace to fill the federal appeals courts with young conservative judges.
1. He, not Hillary Clinton, was inaugurated as president. Trump delivered the coup de grace that ended the corrupt, dishonest Clinton political machine.
Dylan Evans
There are many other significant achievements that did not make the top 10. Trump has taken a clear, strong stand against the narco-dictatorship in Venezuela, and he renamed the “Asia-Pacific” the “Indo-Pacific” to include India in the larger task of preventing Chinese hegemony in Asia. Trump has made clear that he is willing to use force to stop North Korea from deploying nuclear intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of destroying U.S. cities — which has prompted China to finally put real pressure on Pyongyang. We’ll see if it works.
The record of achievement suggests that, despite the noxious tweets and self-inflicted wounds emanating from the White House, Trump has the potential to become one of the most consequential conservative presidents in modern American history. The question is: Does all this good outweigh the bad? We’ll review the 10 worst things Trump has done in Friday’s column.
Robert Green
no TPP not in the top 10?
Christian Brooks
Did wapo get hacked?
Logan Bennett
Bezos scared
Jeremiah Scott
This smells fishy
Asher Flores
Nice try WaPoo. You will NEVER have credibility, ever.
Brayden Wood
How the fuck id this on Washington post
Cameron Foster
everything's hacked.
it's designed to PERPETUALLY increase the numbers in a financial account.... by any means necessary.
We cut our UN funding last week, which was lost in the other news stories. He's doing everything he said he would. It's so nice to have a President who isn't all talk.
William Collins
4D Chess Next step should be bashing his supporters, because: 10. He isn't much different from Obama 9. He has ties with Russia and he tries to cover them by overreaction against them, while in free time he enjoys plotting how he could destroy world with Putin drinking vodka 8. Free Palestine 7. Denies climate change 6. World war 3 now 5. Islamophobe 4. He was WRONG 3. All money to bloody capitalists, while starving poor niggers die on the streets 2. Power grab 1. They admit that he is only good, because he doesn't have good qualities, but his opponent was even worse
How is it praise? It is opening for next attack...
William Robinson
Bezos coming to Jesus, eh? Someone really fucking likes their government subsidies for packages shipped through carriers that work 24/7 shifts in the weeks before/after Christmas, don't they?
If Bezos knows what's good for him, he'll keep shilling for Trump until after he's out of office just to keep that business model afloat on the tax payer dime. Amazon is a literal tax payer funded monopoly.
Ayden Young
As much as I like Trump you can't attribute ISIS's destruction to him alone. They were already in decline and everyone else involved already had everything under control. But it certainly helped similar to how USA "saved" the allies in WW1
Jordan Wright
You forgot this
Colton Hill
As soon as Trump came around Russian airstrikes were having triple the effect they did under Obama.
Coincidence or (((coincidence))) you be the judge.
Nathan Collins
11. Arm Ukraine aganist the Russians
Ayden Davis
Personally, less overt mind torture on the streets
Alexander Diaz
>The question is: Does all this good outweigh the bad? We’ll review the 10 worst things Trump has done in Friday’s column. 10.HES A WHITE MALE! 9.TWO SCOOPS! 8.MUH FEELINGS! 7.PANSEXUAL TRANSFORMERS! 6.MUH UNDOCUMENTED DRUG SMUGGLERS! 5.12 CANS OF DIET COKE! 4.MUH FEELINGS AGAIN! 3.RACIST AGAINST MODERATE BEHEADERS! 2.MUH NAZI/HITLER FEARS! 1.MUH PERSONAL SELF-IMPORTANT PARANOIA!
Mason King
>Washington Post >The 10 best things Trump has done in his first year in office
Anthony Hughes
WTF I HATE PUTIN NOW
Wyatt Peterson
Bezos trying to lure in retarded /r/the_donald posters into buying WaPo year-long subscription with positive click-bait article before shitting on Trump the other 364 days of the year as usual. The front page of WaPo even today is proof enough already. This article is not mentioned.
it's an OPINION piece, that anyone can write. they, along with just about every major newspaper, draw lots or schedule diverse people to write in their opinion column. None of it is actually endorsed by the Compost.
Jason Diaz
good goy.
Christian Martinez
Still, for them to even let it publish with their name on it. They are up to something.
Justin Edwards
That's cause their were no fly zone restrictions in place thanks to Obama. I wonder what's gonna now happen with Afghanistans opiate trade now that Trumps in charge
Hunter Nguyen
>Amazon is a literal tax payer funded monopoly. Explain
Eli Reyes
>10. He isn't much different from Obama In what regard? In terms of federal overreach they are night and day.
>9. He has ties with Russia and he tries to cover them by overreaction against them, while in free time he enjoys plotting how he could destroy world with Putin drinking vodka Uh huh. Still waiting for the smoking pistolet komrad.
>8. Free Palestine You get what you pay for.
>7. Denies climate change As does any rational person.
>6. World war 3 now You start, nuke yourself.
>5. Islamophobe There is nothing phobic about fearing a death cult.
>4. He was WRONG About?
>3. All money to bloody capitalists, while starving poor niggers die on the streets Chicago suck for sure, thanks to socialists.
>2. Power grab In what way?
>1. They admit that he is only good, because he doesn't have good qualities, but his opponent was even worse Shillary IS even worse.
Jayden Martinez
I only pointed out that THEY will try to turn those arguments around maybe in this direction
Kevin White
>subscribe >The story must be told. >Your subscription supports journalism that matters. >Try 1 month for $1
Parker Parker
b-b-b-but Sup Forums told me it's ALL fake news
Nathan Harris
#9 learn to read faggot
Carson Sanders
>The 10 best things Trump has done in his first year in office 1. the most memeable autist since dubya 2. pearls of twatter retardation 3. concupiscent kike cock caressing 4. goldman sachs minge growling 5. autistis gaffes R us 6. Unishted Shtash of Amerishkash 7. further tightens noose around own jowl neck with ever sperg 8. out and proud hebephile 9. cut! cut! cuts! for money junkies 10. "winning" (kek)
Grayson Taylor
No you misunderstand.
The airstrikes that happened under Obama were 3x less effective than the ones that happened under Trump. There were bombs falling in both circumstances, but suddenly a lot more towelheads were getting killed when Trump started calling the shots.
Zachary Price
You did say Russian effectiveness though. I see your talking about American forces. Yeah then trump called in that raid of the compound that got a bloke killed. I think ISIS has people on the inside?
Cooper Richardson
>I think ISIS has people on the inside You don't say.
Samuel Baker
it is
Blake Davis
>10, 9, 8 Good goyim support Israel, Russia will always be our worst enemies. >6 Should have just abandoned NATO and returned to pre-world war isolationism >5 That is thanks almost entirely to Russia and Syria >4 Yay, more money and time wasted trying to prop up a failed state >2 Wow, he did what any other Republican would have done. Or do you think Ted Cruz would have actually put a leftist on the supreme court? >1 You are praising him for just existing, shit these standards are low I want reddit to leave
Destroying ISIS in Syria means exactlt jack shit because their theatre of war has shifted from holding soil in desert shitholes to the soft invasion of every western country. This will be like "beating" Russia in the Cold War. God damn it burgers are dumb as rocks.
Josiah Walker
> Even Jeb Bush tweeted his approval.
JUST
Easton Scott
> He has ties with Russia and he tries to cover them by overreaction against them
Literally the opposite of what all liberals accuse him of doing publically
Back to your smelly slavic township with all your nonarguments
Jason Allen
Don't be rude. Its practically impossible to stop them now as its quite evident the commies are ironically in highest concentration in America besides official communist states.
Eli Lopez
>draw lots or schedule diverse people to write in their opinion column Yes I'm well aware they bring in niggers and spics to throw out an occasional editorial between all of the kikes ranting
Brody Ortiz
This is written by some retarded neocon
>MUH TAX CUTS >MUH WORLD STAGE
Nathan Hill
Losing your touch there mate
John Cox
>washington post >being positive towards trump and anti clinton
