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Today’s another wherein the new POTUS continues to implement the agenda promised while campaigning. Which by itself is unusual, whereas campaign promises are rarely fulfilled that quickly, quite often amended, adapted, adjusted or abandoned altogether.    

One of the benefits of Trump's "taking care of business" as promised approach was noted by New York Representative Peter King on Facebook this morning.

Whereas little media coverage appeared regarding yesterday's White House meeting between President Trump and the leaders of America's largest construction unions, King posted his belief himself that  the get-together was  “in many ways historic and creates the real possibility of putting together a coalition that would work for America and put Americans to work.”

While not agreeing on “everything,” King feels the “reality is that unions such as the Carpenters, Steamfitters, Ironworkers, Laborers, Plumbers and Sheet Metal Workers share many Republican values and beliefs.” Including safe neighborhoods, good schools and also stand with the police and the military. “They also know the importance of a strong economy and good jobs.”

Although the union members are extremely independent, King believes that Democrats took them for granted for too long, which is why Trump “defeated Hillary Clinton and won the Presidency by winning pro-union states such as Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.”

Furthermore, during the meeting it was obvious that Trump is very comfortable and relaxed with union leaders, King related “partly because the President grew up in Queens but mostly because of his years dealing with building trades unions in so many construction projects in New York City. The President deserves great credit for calling this meeting as do the union leaders for having the guts to be there. Now it's time to go forward and create the jobs America needs so much. Make America Great Again!”

And apparently, King isn’t alone in believing things are moving again in the right direction as evidenced again by today’s Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Thursday which shows: “59% of Likely U.S. Voters approve of President Trump’s job performance. Forty-one percent (41%) disapprove."

In the breakdown, 44% Strongly Approve of Trump’s performance while 31% Strongly Disapprove, giving him a Presidential Approval Index rating of +13. 

Rasmussen also summarizes the week’s executive orders, including the crackdown on illegal immigration that’s begun, the adding of thousands of Border Patrol agents, “starting the wall on the U.S.-Mexico border and cutting federal funds to so-called sanctuary cities that refuse to enforce immigration law. He also has imposed a temporary ban on refugees from and visas for citizens of several Middle Eastern countries until the U.S. government can do a better job screening out possible terrorists.”

According to Rasmussen: “Stopping illegal immigration has long been voters’ number one immigration priority. 

“Most also support Trump’s plan for temporarily restricting immigration from countries with a history of terrorism and for testing to screen out newcomers who don’t share America’s values.” 

And the Rasmussen approval results clearly indicate voter’s satisfaction with Trump’s performance to date.  

On the other hand, for comparison purposes an article by John Merline yesterday @investors.com, begins: “As President Obama left the White House, the mainstream press was falling over itself proclaiming how popular he was. 

"Obama leaving office on a very high note," was a typical headline. 

However a final a Gallup report released last Friday shows that over his eight years in office, “only three presidents scored worse than Obama since Gallup started doing these surveys in 1945: never-elected Gerald Ford (47.2%), one-termer Jimmy Carter (45.4%), and Harry Truman (45.4%). 

“Obama even did worse overall than Richard Nixon, whose average approval was 49%, and was less popular overall than George W. Bush, who got an average 49.4%.” 

As Gallup notes: "After his first year, he received sustained majority approval only once more during his first term in office," and "shortly after his second term began, his support dipped back into the 40s and did not return to the majority level again until his final year in office."
While the public had high hopes for him when he came into office, and liked him when he was largely irrelevant in his final months, “while actually governing, the public consistently disapproved of the job he was doing.” 

Although re-elected “he did so with 2 million fewer votes than he got in 2008, against a weak Republican opponent, and aided by a fawning media. Obama's approval ratings fell again almost as soon as the election was over.” 

Mr. Merline concludes, as does an ever-growing segment of the public at present, that the true story never got told, “because for eight long years a smitten press desperately tried to avoid covering anything that made Obama look bad.”

Coming back to Trump, he continues to maintain the rapid pace of agenda fulfillment, meeting with British Prime Minister, Theresa May, tomorrow to lay the groundwork for a U.S.-U.K. trade deal. 

Today May will address the Republican lawmakers gathered in Philadelphia, telling them: “As we rediscover our confidence together –- as you renew your nation just as we renew ours –- we have the opportunity, indeed the responsibility, to renew the special relationship for this new age. We have the opportunity to lead, together, again,” as reported by Robert Hutton and Margaret Talev @bloomberg.com.
 
Her repetition of the word” renewal” certainly sounds like a typically British polite rebuke of what’s transpired over the past eight years wherein the relationship between the two nations greatly suffered. Primarily due to neglect and indifference on the former POTUS’s part.

As far as the future’s concerned, Trump seems eager to “cement relations and nail down a U.K. trade deal too -- for his own reasons.” 

A close relationship between the nations would prove that neither nation is turning inward after Trump’s “America First” campaign and May’s taking Britain out of the European Union after last year’s Brexit referendum. Trump would also “like to further drive a wedge into a fractured Europe and strengthen at least one trade relationship as he exits the Trans-Pacific Partnership and prepares to renegotiate Nafta.” Creating a win/win situation for both nation’s and their new leadership’s. 

In conclusion, Cal Thomas @FoxNews.com today listed Trump’s actions to date as extremely positives steps. After presenting his rationale for what’s been accomplished so far, he listed his expectations of things to come. 

Included are, “a nominee to the Supreme Court, action on school choice, which allows poor kids to escape failing schools, a new and more successful approach to fighting terrorism, immigration reform that, for starters, expels criminal aliens, properly vets those coming into the country and significantly reduces the flow of illegal immigrants. Who knows, we might even get a credible foreign policy that puts American interests first and no longer tries to impose American values on nations that have no foundation in democracy or religious and political pluralism.”

Thomas closed by stating: “So far, I’m feeling good.”

After considering what’s transpired since Trump took office, then adding the items Thomas listed as future expectations from Trump, putting politics aside completely, how could any American citizen truly find fault with the logic of the intentions? In fact, true disagreement is irrational. 

And then, a Facebook friend posted this one this morning:

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That’s it for today folks.

Adios