Letter to the editor: Making Trump a 1-term president

President Trump’s critics consider him to be crude, self-centered, pathologically dishonest and childishly vindictive. Of course he is, but for some reason nearly half of the country doesn’t care. And I don’t believe there is any way to make those folks care.

So how do we make Trump a one-term president? Trump and his supporters love to bring up the economy, but what is good about the economy has been good for nearly 11 years. The Great Recession, which President Obama inherited, had caused the Dow to bottom out at 6,470 in March 2009. Through the success of the Democratic stimulus bill, the stock market turned, and by the time Obama left office in January 2016, the Dow sat at 19,805 — a 206% increase. Since Trump took office the Dow is up about 47%; this is very good, no doubt, but well short of Obama numbers.

The gross national product grew by an average of 2.4% during Obama’s time in office; it has grown by 2.4% for Trump’s first three years. Trump can’t take credit for increased job growth, either. When Obama took office, the nation was hemorrhaging 800,000 jobs a month. Starting in fall 2010, the country produced 75 consecutive months of positive job numbers. That’s what Trump inherited.

The best the Trump administration can claim is its policies have not ruined the Obama recovery. That’s the message we need to shout from the rooftops.

Let’s stop complaining and talk issues. For the good of the nation, we need to end Trump’s political career in November.

Bob Charlton

Springdale