CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY APRIL 30, 2025
YESTERDAY MARKED THE 100TH DAY OF PRESIDENT TRUMP’S SECOND TERM. THE 100 DAY MARK WAS INVENTED DURING FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT’S FIRST TERM TO DEMONSTRATE HOW RAPIDLY FDR WAS FIGHTING THE DEPRESSION. UNFORTUNATELY, HE MADE IT WORSE.
PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS HAD SOME UNDENIABLE AND SPECTACULAR ACHIEVEMENTS. EVEN SOME OF HIS CRITICS ACKNOWLEDGE HE HAS CLOSED THE BORDER AND IS DEPORTING CRIMINAL ALIENS. SOME OF THE REST IS PROBLEMATIC. DOGE HAS MADE HEADLINES POINTING OUT WASTE, FRAUD AND ABUSE IN GOVERNMENT, BUT THERE ARE NO VISIBLE SIGNS THE COST OF GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN REDUCED. FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HAVE TAKEN BUYOUTS AND SOME HAVE BEEN LET GO, BUT WHETHER THAT HAS CUT THE SIZE AND COST OF GOVERNMENT IS YET TO BE SEEN.
TRUMP ALSO OVERPROMISED ON UKRAINE AND GAZA.
THE TRADE WAR OVER TARIFFS SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN STARTED THIS QUICKLY. PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS CONCERNED ABOUT THE ECONOMY. THE DROP IN THE STOCK MARKET AND TRUMP’S CLAIM HE COULD BRING DOWN PRICES FOR GROCERIES HAS MADE A LOT OF PEOPLE NERVOUS.
THE PRESIDENT NEEDS A FAST RESET. GETTING HIS TAX BILL THROUGH CONGRESS AND MAKING THOSE TAX CUTS PERMANENT WILL HELP A LOT. SO WILL SOME HUMILITY IF HE IS CAPABLE OF IT. I’M CAL THOMAS.
