Thursday, August 27, 2020

Trump has delivered many of his 2016 campaign promises. Here's what remains for second term

President Donald Trump has followed through on many of his 2016 presidential campaign promises, but some remain unfulfilled.

Pulling out of the Paris climate accord President Trump started the process of getting the U.S. out of the Paris Agreement, which will be finalized in the next few years.

Lowering unemployment rate Under President Trump, the U.S. unemployment rate fell to a 50-year low of 3.5% in September 2019.

Funding for historically black colleges and universities Trump signed the FUTURE Act in 2019, which "Ensures HBCUs receive an annual $255 million in STEM funding for the next 10 years." Criminal justice reform On Dec. 21, 2018, President Trump signed the First Step Act.

Defeating ISIS President Trump has bombed ISIS in Afghanistan, and has driven out multiple ISIS strongholds, including ones in Syria and Iraq.

Trump often played up his record as a builder and dealmaker in the 2016 campaign, but an infrastructure deal has eluded him as president.

Golfing Trump said he wouldn't have "Time to go play golf" like former President Obama, but the president has enjoyed more than 250 visits to golf courses in his first term, according to recent media reports.

https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/elections/trump-followed-through-many-2016-campaign-promises-some-remain-unfilled 

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