Make no mistake: This is an economic turnaround

The White House • September 10, 2018

Make no mistake: This is an economic turnaround

President Donald J. Trump’s critics are attempting a neat trick: After months of denying America’s recent economic success, they are now owning up to it—and reassigning credit to the Obama Administration. “The economy remains essentially the same sturdy one Trump inherited from Barack Obama,” Christopher Rugaber writes.

Today, Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Kevin Hassett took to the White House briefing podium to dispel that myth. His case, by the evidence:

• Business investment was on a downswing prior to President Trump taking office. It’s now up by more than $300 billion over the 2016 trend.
• Orders and shipments of capital goods were on a downward trend before President Trump’s election. They’ve jumped sharply since.
• Business applications were on a flat trend prior to President Trump’s Inauguration. They have now surged upward.

On statistic after statistic, after years of weak and inconsistent economic trendsunder the previous Administration, President Trump has delivered for Americans.

“If anyone were to assert that the capital spending boom that we’re seeing right now was a continuation of the trend that President Trump inherited, then, well, you know they wouldn’t get a high grade in graduate school,” Chairman Hassett said.

The facts: “An economic turnaround of historic proportions”

In their words: Why the great news for American workers should continue

Protecting American soldiers and citizens from unjust prosecution

It is a fundamental principle of international law that a treaty is binding only on its own, consenting parties. The United States is no such party to the International Criminal Court (ICC), which threatens both our Constitution and our sovereignty. 

National Security Advisor John Bolton minced no words when explaining America’s position on the ICC in a speech today. “We will not cooperate with the ICC. We will provide no assistance to the ICC. And we certainly will not join the ICC,” he said.

“We will let the ICC die on its own. After all, for all intents and purposes, the ICC is already dead to us.”

On November 3, 2017, the Chief Prosecutor of the ICC released a statement on her request to begin an investigation into the situation in Afghanistan. She indicated this investigation would include war crimes allegedly committed by U.S. Service Members and intelligence professionals during the war in Afghanistan.

If the ICC formally proceeds, the Trump Administration will consider all appropriate steps to protect American citizens from the reach of an unaccountable and illegitimate global body.

On the ICC, President Trump will put the American People first.

Watch: An announcement on the Palestine Liberation Organization office in D.C.

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Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead

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