TRUMP WATCH: 4.1.17 - America First agenda moving forward

America First agenda moving forward - Bill Wilson - www.dailyjot.com

 

Despite all the bully protests and loud mouthing going on, and the leftist news media pounding Americans day in and day out about bringing impeachment and treason proceedings against President Donald Trump, he is getting done what he said he would do. Trump ended the war on coal and at least put a hole in the truly fake narrative about climate change by rolling back the ex "president's" stranglehold on the nation's energy regulations at the Environmental Protection Agency. Trump's Executive Order, in his words are "historic steps to lift the restrictions on American energy, to reverse government intrusion, and to cancel job-killing regulations." There are other promises that are being kept.

 

Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced a crack-down on law-breaking sanctuary cities because they make "our nation less safe by putting dangerous criminals back on the streets." He said, "the Department of Homeland Security recently issued a report showing that in a single week, there were more than 200 instances of jurisdictions refusing to honor ICE Detainer requests with respect to individuals charged or convicted of a serious crime. These charges and convictions against these aliens include drug trafficking, hit-and-run, rape, sex offenses against a child and even murder. Such policies cannot continue." In short, Sessions said he will yank federal funding from cities not in compliance with the law.

 

On March 27, Trump tweeted "Why isn't the House Intelligence Committee looking into the Bill & Hillary deal that allowed big Uranium to go to Russia, Russian speech...money to Bill, the Hillary Russian "reset," praise of Russia by Hillary, or Podesta Russian Company..." Maybe Clinton will be investigated. Some sources claim she is under investigation. Time will tell. But if you want to find ties to Russia, the Clintons are an excellent place to start. While Clinton was Secretary of State: Nuclear grade uranium to Russia scoring $145 million to the Clinton Foundation, Bill Clinton's $500,000 speech in Moscow, Clinton campaign Chairman John Podesta's $35 million energy deal with Russia, Clinton Foundation receipt of $2.35 million in donations from Ian Telfer, head of Russia's uranium company.

 

On the jobs front, Ford Motor Company announced that it was expanding in Michigan instead of Mexico, with a $700 million investment. Joining Ford is GM with an investment to create an additional 1,500 jobs; 45,000 jobs announced by Exxon Mobil, 10,000 new jobs each at Kroger, Walmart, and US Steel; and 50,00 new jobs by SoftBank Telecommunications. Toyota and Fiat also say they will create jobs in America. These are just a few signs that, despite all the fake news and talk of resistance, things are heading in a better direction. The temporary setback on socialist healthcare repeal will also be readdressed soon. Proverbs 24:20 says, "For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out." There is a lot of wicked to extinguish. But the light of one small candle does much.

 

America 1, Ryan 0, Trump collateral damage - Bill Wilson - www.dailyjot.com

 

The leftist, socialist-based media, is offering only one explanation for the yet non-repeal of socialist healthcare: A major defeat for House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) and President Donald Trump. In a different analysis of the events, I would like to offer an alternative hypothesis: America won round one of this globalist bent on a socialist United States; Ryan suffered a very well deserved defeat; and the President suffered collateral fallout of his own observation during his campaign-that the swamp needed to be drained because the American people are fed up with politics as normal. In a sports analogy, Trump suffered from having very bad teammates, and a very hostile and aggressive opponent.

 

Americans won this round because the Ryancare "replacement" was not a "repeal" no matter how you cut it. It was a watered down continuation of a socialist wealth redistribution program where American citizens were forced by an overreaching government to pay for things most of us believe are reprehensible. A non-repeal of the Economic Substance Doctrine-meaning we still are forced by the government to pay for healthcare and the government takes its share before anyone gets any healthcare. A defunding of Planned Parenthood for one year, really? Continuation of abortion funding. Small tax credits based on age that disappear over a specified amount of time. The Ryancare replacement was a lie.

 

Thanks to a small group of Congressmen, some 31 elected officials who put Americans ahead of globalist socialism, this horror of a bill did not even have enough votes to get to the floor of the House of Representatives. These brave souls called this refried socialist system for what it was and they stood their ground. Thank you, conservative members of the House Freedom Caucus for knocking Ryan's hoodwink out for the count. Now Ryan is in deep trouble because he misled Trump on several fronts-that this was a replacement legislation that could be modified in the Senate; that it had the votes to pass; and that it was good for the American people. Shame on Ryan and three cheers for the Constitutional Republic.

 

But all is not lost. Members of the House Freedom Caucus say they want repeal of socialist healthcare and that Ryan changed the game when he decided to offer legislation to replace. Congressman Jim Jordan (R-OH) told the Wall Street Journal, "You know when the goal posts were moved? When they didn't start with the legislation we all voted for 15 months ago." Trump would do well to find American-first members of Congress to partner with on his America First agenda. As Jesus said in Matthew 12:25, "Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand." Unity will carry the day, but it must be based on truth, not deception like Ryan's shell game on health care.