As we learned in his book Understanding Trump, Newt Gingrich has unique access and insight to Donald Trump. In Trump's America: The Truth About Our Nation's Great Comeback, Gingrich looks at what Trump has accomplished during his first months as president. Gingrich talks about the anti-Trump coalition, a broad group that includes not only Democrats and all manner of leftists, but also the "never-Trumpers," Republicans who, for a variety of reasons, oppose his presidency.
If we are relying on the mainstream media to learn about Trump and his presidency, we're in trouble. "Because the news media is fully a part of the anti-Trump coalition, its members will not accurately report what is happening in America under Trump." Thus, Gingrich has written Trump's America "as a resource for Americans who want the truth about the significant accomplishments President Trump has achieved in his first year-and-a-half in office."
Topic by topic, Gingrich covers a wide array of policy decisions and progress under Trump, much of which most people would never have learned in the paper or on TV news. By securing the borders, allowing for religious expression, and placing America's priorities first in international agreements, Trump is reversing trends started under his predecessors. The economic gains have been impressive, resulting in record-low unemployment and a record-breaking bull market. The anti-Trump coalition wants to give credit to Obama, or dismiss the gains, but the numbers speak for themselves.
Trump's presidency is not without its challenges. Many Trump supporters wish he would just be quiet sometimes. I wish he would hold his tongue and choose to ignore slights rather than sling personal insults. Gingrich writes that Trump simply reflects his New Yorker attitude and, to be honest, many Trump supporters like to see a president who refuses to sit silently while he is being attacked constantly.
The legal challenges from within the government are particularly frustrating, when many of the players have been so openly against Trump and for Hillary, both during and since the election. The double standard of justice is enough to drive anyone crazy. Gingrich breaks down the events leading up the special counsel investigation, showing how the bias and collusion against Trump mock any sense of justice.
I know Gingrich is hyper-partisan. I know he is interested in building up Trump. But he presents enough factual material here that I wonder, how can anyone objectively look at the accomplishments of Trump's administration and not be pleased for the direction of the country? The 2018 mid-term elections are approaching fast. Democrats are running on little besides the "I hate Trump" platform. To talk about issues, they have to say they are for tax hikes, for open borders, for socialist economic policies. Those issues--hopefully--can't win, so they'll just keep bashing Trump and his tweets. Even though Democrats probably won't pick up Trump's America, I'm glad Gingrich wrote it to keep the record straight.
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