When Donald Trump won the Presidency four years ago, half of America gnashed its teeth or cried and even supporters who cheered weren’t sure what to expect. We realize that even considering the Trump Presidency in these conventional terms is offensive to some readers. ***This week’s virtual GOP convention has spent hours educating voters about Trump Administration successes, and many are real, starting with the pre-Covid-19 economy that we examined this week. Mr. Trump also hired a cast of deregulators who liberated the economy from burdens on energy and more. Mr. Trump’s tariff onslaught in 2018 hurt what was a boom in new manufacturing jobs as supply chains were upset, input costs rose, and uncertainly increased.

Source: Wall Street Journal August 27, 2020 23:26 UTC