Boston Herald

Trump a force

Prez responsibl­e for current economy

- Adriana COHEN — adriana.cohen@bostonhera­ld.com Adriana Cohen is a nationally syndicated columnist and Herald Radio host. Visit adrianacoh­en.com.

Regardless of how the midterm elections played out, one thing is certain: President Trump and his administra­tion are a force to be reckoned with given the strength of the economy.

The United States is the most powerful economy in the world and Trump deserves most of the credit. In less than two years in office he has ushered in a 25 percent growth to the stock market, 4.5 million new jobs and saw wages increase over 3 percent. Toss in the lowest unemployme­nt rate in decades and that’s some Oval Office leadership.

Both Never Trump Republican­s and critical Democrats would be foolish to undervalue these tangible achievemen­ts. Americans benefit when jobs are plentiful.

Those in Congress who continue to obstruct Trump’s agenda — when the agenda is actually working with national security, foreign policy, trade and immigratio­n reform — will be confirming they are nothing more than obstructio­nists working against the American people.

If naysayers keep rejecting everything and anything the president does without considerin­g the merits of the policy and proposals, simply because it’s Donald Trump who submits it, will be validating every negative thing the president says about them — all of which will embolden Trump and strengthen his re-election chances.

Voters know that extreme partisansh­ip in Washington results in perpetual gridlock, meaning the politician­s we sent to Washington to work for us won’t be productive in solving our nation’s problems. They won’t notch any “wins” for the people they serve.

A losing political ad leading into the next election cycle, that’s for sure.

If Democrats and Never Trumpers were smart, they’d jump on the Trump Train and ride this incredi- ble economic wave and reap the rewards for their constituen­ts versus “resisting” success like a stubborn child.

Voters want politician­s achieving results and working for us. And so far it’s President Trump who’s done just that.

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AP STILL STANDING: Cars pass a large Trump-Pence sign in a yard in Wake Forest, N.C., yesterday. Trump was not on the ballot for this midterm election.
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