A REPORT CARD: Biden’s 10 months v. Trump’s 4 years

At least a third and maybe just under one-half of Americans consider Donald Trump to be ”the greatest President in American history” and rave about his “accomplishments”. To these people, Trump is America’s savior on both political and spiritual levels.

The rest of America considers Trump to be the ”worst”. Consequently, they greeted Biden’s election with excitement and relief. However, with the passage of 10 months, Biden’s popularity according to the polls has dropped to an all-time low.

The following is my personal and biased report card regarding the successes and failures of the two men.

Trump’s Four Years

Trump, by his words and presence, stirred Americans out of their political lethargy. A

Trump initiated attacks against the “Deep State”. Most Americans agreed with this point of view, although no one could determine with certainty who made up that Deep State. A

However, Trump established himself as a member of the Deep State by the passage of the tax bill which benefitted only the financial elite. D

Trump made White America a priority, empowering and acknowledging it. However, in the process, he also emboldened violent white supremacists. D