The White House: Ignore Spin on Tax Cuts, Let's Rebuild American Infrastructure

The White House press releases and correspondence deliver the news that the liberal mainstream media refuse to talk about. 

In spite of the hectic, relentlessly negative spin, the truth is that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is working. It is working for working Americans as well as major companies expanding their operations, hiring more workers, getting more goods and services to an economic which struggled through epic stagnation under 8 years of the Obama Administration.

Tax cuts, wage hikes, bonuses, all of this has rolled out because of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Way to Go, President Trump and GOP Majority!

In other news, President Trump is gearing up to get a bipartisan infrastructure bill passed through Congress. Even my Congressman, Lyin' Ted Lieu (D-Torrance), is on board for this proposal. Democrats cannot deny that they want to spend more federal tax dollars. President Trump is promoting this proposal to look like Big Government boondoggles, but in fact the federal government will invest a small portion while inducing the states to provide the rest.

That's the way it should be. I would like the larger bill to include amendments which restore states' rights and responsibilities over their individual roads, waterways, bridges, highways, etc. Why not provide incentives for states which privatize the operation and upkeep of their public highways and byways, too? Indiana has been doing that for the last eight years, for example, saving the state millions of dollars. This proposal is necessary and noteworthy, too, because high-tax, low-service states like California could not depend on federal tax dollars for their infrastructure.

When James Inhofe and Sheldon Whitehouse agree on something, you know that the legislation.

Results drown out spin 
On January 11, less than three weeks after President Donald J. Trump signed the most sweeping tax overhaul in American history, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) labeled the benefits that American workers are seeing as “crumbs.”

That comment hasn’t aged well. According to a New York Times poll conducted by SurveyMonkey this month, a majority of Americans approve of the tax law signed by President Trump in December. There is little mystery why. As of this week, 377 companies have announced worker bonuses, raises, or 401(k) boosts as a result of tax cuts, according to the nonprofit Americans for Tax Reform.

Even some Democrats are breaking from Rep. Pelosi’s line. “I wouldn't say a couple thousand dollars a year is ‘crumbs,’” Rep. John Yarmuth (D-KY) said. He’s exactly right.

More Democrats should take note: On tax cuts, Americans believe results more than spin.

Watch President Trump speak live at CPAC at 10:05 a.m. ET 
The Trump Administration is making a strong showing this week at the Conservative Political Action Conference’s 2018 annual meeting. The lineup includes Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of Energy Rick Perry, Budget Director Mick Mulvaney, and other senior Administration officials.

Today, President Trump joins that list with a keynote address to the conference.

“I stand here today with profound gratitude to say that because of all of you, because of the conservative majorities in Congress that you helped elect, and because of the strong leadership of the President you put in the White House, 2017 was the most consequential year in the history of the conservative movement,” Vice President Pence told CPAC attendees yesterday.

“And tomorrow, you’ll hear firsthand from the man who galvanized that movement.”

Watch President Trump’s CPAC speech live at 10:05 ET.

Bipartisan support builds for the President’s infrastructure plan 
Two senators from opposite sides of the aisle—Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)—took to The Wall Street Journal this week to join the President’s call for a bipartisan infrastructure bill.

“During his State of the Union address, President Trump called for a broad bipartisan infrastructure package, pledging to improve the nation’s infrastructure and invest in the future,” the pair wrote. “We know that it can, and will, happen.”

The senators are right—and most Americans agree. According to a new Rasmussen Reports poll, 65 percent of likely voters favor President Trump’s bold plan to rebuild American infrastructure. That plan starts with getting Washington out of the way.“Americans should welcome news that President Trump has included regulatory streamlining in his infrastructure proposal,” the editorial board of The Oklahomanwrites.

Learn more: Support continues to build for President Trump’s infrastructure plan.

PHOTO OF THE DAY

President Donald J. Trump meets with state and local officials to discuss school safety | February 22, 2018 (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)

POTUS TODAY

This afternoon, President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump will welcome Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Mrs. Turnbull of Australia to the White House. The two leaders will meet before participating in a working lunch, and later hold a joint press conference. In the afternoon, the President will meet with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.

Today, Vice President Pence and the Second Lady will host a luncheon for members of the National Governors Association. The Vice President will later participate in a meeting with Prime Minister Turnbull.

The Sh*thole Press and Election 2018

With so much good news,  Republicans should be in good shape for Election 2018.

Despite an unsettling special election loss last month, the GOP relished an epic tax reform victory and gave everyone, including the Republican Congress and President, a much-needed Christmas gift. The new year is ushering in glad tidings because of that legislative victory. Businesses small and large are handing out bonuses and pay raises. The individual mandate in Obamacare is gone. The federal government is cracking down on illegal immigration, child abuse, and gang violence like never before. The DHS Secretary is striking out against sanctuary cities, AG Jeff Sessions is kicking butt. ISIS is defeated. The stock market is hitting 26,000—1,000 points up in one week! This rally is benefiting everyone, not just the politically-connected cronies of the Obama Administration. Black unemployment is at its the lowest level ever, along with Hispanic unemployment. Businesses are expanding even in blue states.

And yet …

Democrats are romping in special state and local elections right now. Republican Congressmen are retiring in record numbers, not only because of #MeToo allegations. Despite so much winning, Republicans seem to be losing. A negative ambiance is hurting the GOP for Election 2018, with Democrats currently enjoying a 10-point net favorable rating to win seats. Although those numbers are down from a net +16 rating, why are voters favoring Democrats who waged so much damage under Barack Obama? Democrats are energized, and Republican voters are less than enthusiastic about their party, but why?

The corrupt media has gone into overdrive attack mode, savaging Republicans and hiding their victories. It’s taking a toll on the GOP conference, relentlessly battering the president’s image, dragging down the national ticket. This negative ambiance is manifestly unfair, based on untrue reports: Trump Derangement Syndrome on steroids. Yesterday, CNN’s obsessed over President Trump’s press conference following his health evaluation. Trump passed every metric with flying colors, even though the mainstream media lambasted his cognitive capacities for a week straight. Nothing will happen, and no reporters will lose their jobs.

The press fawns over incidental failures or flubs, then whines about their battle between the excellent Press Secretary Sarah Sanders than the manifold accomplishments of this Presidency. The press lashed out at Trump for eating only two flavors of Starbursts. They have printed another set of baseless allegations of sexual misconduct against the President—although nothing backs it up. Michael Wolff’s coffee table book full of misspelled words, distortions, and outright lies dominated the airwaves. All this time, the President has to contend on his own with the contemptible, tabloid-like media. Add to this corruption the back-stabbing comments of NeverTrumpers like Jeff Flake, who shamefully compared the President to Communist megalomaniac Joseph Stalin, a threat to free speech and a free society.

Is it any surprise that a general dour outlook is overshadowing the GOP right now?

One incident particularly represents the corrupt media’s inordinate, still lingering impact on the President and the GOP Congress: the dubious report that Trump had called third world nations “shithole countries” in a discussion with US Senators over a final immigration deal. This unsubstantiated report started with Illinois US Senator Dick Durbin, who has a long history of lying about private meetings, and himself represents a shithole state on the verge of bankruptcy.

Whether these statements are true or not, the race card which followed has perpetrated considerable damage, taking up national press space and talking heads’ hateful banter. It’s unbelievable. I hate it, and it’s hurting our country. The fight is real, folks, and we cannot expect Trump to fight the press on his own. Trump defeated the media at their own game in 2016. Sadly, party officials seem to think that because Trump body-slammed the press for his election, everyone else will survive. Legislators state and federal cannot depend on Trump’s populist charisma alone. The RNC has fundraised record amounts of money of Trump’s winning streaks, but all that cash can’t win elections on its own. Just ask Crooked Hillary. Wisconsin Republicans just lost a state senate seat that went by double digits for Romney and Trump. The response from the Wisconsin GOP: “Help us fight back and forge ahead with aggressive efforts to show voters just how far we have come thanks to conservative reforms.”

Voters simply don’t know the good which Republicans governance has accomplished. How bad is the silence on Trump’s victories? It’s feeding doubt into his supporters, diminishing their enthusiasm to turn out the vote. One hard-core Trump supporter, with strong connections to black communities, told me that Trump was selling out on DACA. She cited an article about the corrupt San Francisco Federal district court striking down the President’s rescission of DACA. I then showed her that the Department of Justice filed a fastrack appeal on the case to the United States Supreme Court. She sent out a revised eblast, but her reaction to the mainstream media demonstrates the larger problem.

Recently, I met an immigrant from Thailand. He voted for Trump, and loves Trump’s hardline stance on illegal immigration. He called me two days ago, with a concern: “President Trump campaigned to get rid of illegals, but I don’t see anything happening.” How could he not know? Reporters in center-right news outlets like The Daily Signal, Breitbart, and especially Townhall.com have documented the record deportations which have occurred. The Southern California press, however, has printed more sob stories about “immigrants” separated from their families and deported to their legal home countries. Other reports about ICE crackdowns on major businesses as well as immigration sweeps have appeared in the press, but they don’t get the same kind of attention.


President Trump was right about the Fake News Media. It’s hurting our country, and if left unchecked, the shithole press will take down Republican chances and slow down the reforms which President Trump campaigned on and is bringing to pass. The corrupt information gap from the shithole press is real, and we need to fight it!