The Commercial Appeal

Blackburn will aid my father’s agenda

- Your Turn Guest columnist

Not every state gets to decide the future of our country, but next Tuesday, voters in Tennessee could alter the destiny of America for years to come.

Thanks to my father’s economic policies, including his historic middleclas­s tax cuts and deregulati­on, our country’s unemployme­nt rate has fallen to its lowest level in decades, and the economy is now growing at a rate that Democrats insisted for years would never again be possible.

In Tennessee, the unemployme­nt rate has remained below 4 percent since April 2017 as companies continue to invest in local communitie­s. In October, a Canadian manufactur­er even announced plans to build its first U.S. manufactur­ing facility in Lawrencebu­rg.

Such reverse offshoring has become increasing­ly common thanks to my father’s success at renegotiat­ing unfair trade deals to give the American worker a fair shake. Canada, Mexico, and South Korea have already come around, and China is wavering.

Before Donald Trump took office, our country was losing manufactur­ing jobs to foreign competitor­s. Today, those jobs are returning as new factories sprout up across America’s heartland.

My father’s critics often try to discredit his accomplish­ments in order to make the case that the Democrats would do a better job of running our country, but none of the Tennessean­s I’ve met wants to go back to the economic uncertaint­y that plagued their state under Barack Obama, when the unemployme­nt rate was nearly three times higher than it is today.

Early in the midterm election season, the Democrats tried to scare Americans away from the polls with bogus prediction­s of a “blue wave” on Nov. 6. Don’t buy into the media’s narrative, and don’t let Democrats discourage you from voting to secure your future.

My father’s pro-growth policies have unleashed America’s potential like never before. Yet, completely reversing the damage that Obama inflicted on our economy will require a sustained commitment to sending America First candidates to Washington.

If we really want to reach our full potential as a country, we must give President Trump the support he needs in Congress to keep his historic agenda moving forward.

Marsha Blackburn is exactly the sort of ally my father needs. I recently joined her at a campaign rally, and I can tell you that promoting her to the Senate will be one of the wisest choices you get to make on November 6.

You can tell how much Marsha is seen as a threat by Democrats since she’s now become the latest target of Big Tech’s attacks on conservati­ve leaders online.

Google recently censored two videos produced by Blackburn’s campaign because they contained “shocking content.” What was so shocking as to require censorship of protected speech online? The ads contain scenes showing protesters profanely interrupti­ng the Congresswo­man and calling her a “white supremacis­t” as she tried to lead a moment of silence for the victims of the synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh.

But Big Tech censorship won’t stop Marsha. She’s as resilient as the Smoky Mountains and she won’t back down to Democrats and their sympathize­rs online who want to shut down the progress my father has created with his bold economic programs.

The ongoing economic recovery would certainly come to a screeching halt under Democrat Party rule, which is why it’s so vitally important for voters to come out and defend our newfound prosperity at the ballot box on Election Day by electing great Republican­s like Marsha Blackburn.

Tennessee could indeed play a large role in deciding America’s fate on Tuesday, and I know they’ll choose the right future for us.

Eric Trump is a businessma­n and son of President Donald Trump.

 ?? MARK ?? President Donald Trump listens as U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., speaks at a rally in Nashville on May 29. HUMPHREY/AP
MARK President Donald Trump listens as U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., speaks at a rally in Nashville on May 29. HUMPHREY/AP
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