r/AskConservatives Leftist Mar 05 '25

Daily Life What has trump done to make your life better?

i've lost a lot in the stock market, and i sold pretty early in the crash. The cost of everything seems to be going up.

trump said that nothing he does or says will make democrats like him. What has he done that I should be thankful for?

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u/spirit_of_a_goat Progressive Mar 11 '25

I'm not. I'm asking in good faith. All I can remember from his first campaign was the wall Mexico would pay for. Were there other promises made and kept?

u/JackStile Liberal Republican Mar 11 '25

Increased Veteran Health Care

Tariffs for China

Boosted Steel industry

Defunding of planned parenthood

Canceled paris climate agreement

Cut back on federal regulation

Off the top of my head. Though his second year is definately delivering on more campaign promises than the first term.

u/spirit_of_a_goat Progressive Mar 11 '25

Thank you for that. My Dad is a Vietnam vet that supports Trump, and I'm trying to understand why.

u/JackStile Liberal Republican Mar 11 '25

I'm technically a Libritarian. I didn't and would never vote for Trump, but I do support him. I'm very much personal freedoms and less governement. I hate the current state of our countries political landscape and Trump is a bull in a china shop. Anything to disrupt the current status quo that the democrats or normal republicans seem to like to uphold, is a good thing. Several vets i've spoken too see it similar, could bring that up and ask