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Barack Obama accomplished much more during his first weeks in office.
President Donald Trump’s advisers have taken to boasting about the flurry of activity that has come out of the White House in the last few weeks. And on Sunday’s political television shows, Stephen Miller, a senior White House policy adviser, made the most audacious version of this claim yet.
According to Miller, Trump has already accomplished more than most presidents achieve over the course of four or even eight years ― even though he has been in office for just three weeks.
Although statements like this sound like boilerplate, they are actually among the most politically important arguments Trump administration officials are making right now.
Even some of Trump’s supporters have criticized the president for telling blatant falsehoods, alienating longtime international allies, and introducing clumsily made policies that have invited judicial scrutiny. They are lot more likely to forgive him if, despite all the controversy, he’s taking concrete steps to realize his central campaign promises.
But although Trump has spent a lot of time holding meetings and signing pieces of paper in front of television cameras, the changes to federal policy have been less consequential than the images suggest.
In fact, Trump has actually accomplished relatively little compared to his immediate predecessor, former President Barack Obama.
DETAILS: Trump's Advisers Want You To Believe He's The Most Productive President Yet. He Isn't.
President Obama was a doer. Trump is just a publicity-seeking showboat.
President Donald Trump’s advisers have taken to boasting about the flurry of activity that has come out of the White House in the last few weeks. And on Sunday’s political television shows, Stephen Miller, a senior White House policy adviser, made the most audacious version of this claim yet.
According to Miller, Trump has already accomplished more than most presidents achieve over the course of four or even eight years ― even though he has been in office for just three weeks.
Although statements like this sound like boilerplate, they are actually among the most politically important arguments Trump administration officials are making right now.
Even some of Trump’s supporters have criticized the president for telling blatant falsehoods, alienating longtime international allies, and introducing clumsily made policies that have invited judicial scrutiny. They are lot more likely to forgive him if, despite all the controversy, he’s taking concrete steps to realize his central campaign promises.
But although Trump has spent a lot of time holding meetings and signing pieces of paper in front of television cameras, the changes to federal policy have been less consequential than the images suggest.
In fact, Trump has actually accomplished relatively little compared to his immediate predecessor, former President Barack Obama.
DETAILS: Trump's Advisers Want You To Believe He's The Most Productive President Yet. He Isn't.
President Obama was a doer. Trump is just a publicity-seeking showboat.
