The US trades a “bad person, good policies” president for a “good person, bad policies” one

Biden may be a nice guy, but his economic and national security policies will be bad for America.

On January 20, Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States, taking over for President Donald Trump. Most people say Trump is generally a bad person and Biden is generally a good person. But what about their policies?

Trump was considered to be a bully who lacked the graces that nearly all prior presidents possessed. Many considered Trump to be a bad person, who was not worthy of a second term. Biden’s campaign recognized this and constantly concentrated on the theme that a bad person should not be president.

Prior to the pandemic, most people would agree that Trump’s policies were good for America. Considering nearly every major issue, Trump’s policies were very effective and benefited the majority of Americans. He published a list of his accomplishments here: Trump’s accomplishments.

The economy and national security are the primary issues concerning the majority of voters. On the economy, Trump’s policies, prior to the pandemic, resulted in record-low unemployment, low inflation, an increased growth rate, increasing real wages, lower tax rates and most importantly, opportunity for all Americans. The lowest income earners saw the greatest benefits. The poverty rate hit a historic low of 9.2%. It was 12.7% when Trump entered office.

Regarding national security, Trump eliminated the ISIS caliphate, stopped North Korea from launching missiles, armed Ukraine, confronted Russia, brought Iran to the verge of economic collapse, signed peace deals in the Middle East, got member nations to financially support NATO, brought thousands of US troops home, made the US energy independent, confronted the threat from China and did not start any new wars.

The popular view was Trump was a bad person with good policies, although many argue his policies toward the environment and climate change were not so good. In that area, Trump favored energy independence above fighting climate change

Joe Biden is exactly the opposite. He is a nice guy and most consider him to be a good person who is generous, compassionate and…