10 the best things Trump did in 2018 year

During the second year as president, the list of both successful and unsuccessful acts by Trump continued to grow. Political correspondent Mark Thiessen of New York Post offers a glimpse of the annual 10 best list, in his own opinion, of Donald Trump and his administration in 2018.

10.
Trump secured the release of 19 people, including 16 Americans, from foreign captivity. Pastor Andrew Brunson, released by Turkey, became the nineteenth captive to be freed by Trump. Others include captives from North Korea, Egypt, China, Portugal and Venezuela. This means that Trump freed more Americans in two years than Obama did in eight years in office. Unlike Obama, Trump did this without releasing terrorist leaders or sending huge sums of money to rogue regimes that only encouraged hostage-taking.

9.
He stood up for the “forgotten Americans.” President Trump's work is benefiting those harmed by the Obama economy. Manufacturing jobs grew at the fastest pace in 23 years, and the unemployment rate for Americans without a high school diploma reached its lowest level on record. Wages rose 3,1%, the biggest jump since 2009, with “low-skill workers among the biggest beneficiaries,” The Wall Street Journal reports.

8.
Trump worked with Democrats and Republicans to pass important laws. The president carried out many important bipartisan actions, including criminal justice reform, opioid and human trafficking legislation, and the new Right to Try law, which gives dying Americans access to experimental drugs.

7.
He ushered in a "golden age" for women in the CIA. Trump not only appointed Gina Haspel as the agency's first female director, but also made Elizabeth Kimber the first woman to lead the Secret Service - rewarding the CIA's "sister team" who worked to keep the country safe after 11/XNUMX.

6.
Trump's push to expand domestic energy production has borne fruit. This year, the United States identified Saudi Arabia and Russia, becoming the world's largest oil producer.

5.
Six months after the summit with North Korea in Singapore, Donald Trump did not make concessions to Pyongyang. The President of the United States did not lift the sanctions, unfroze the North Korean assets, did not end the Korean War, and did not offer diplomatic recognition to Pyongyang. Moreover, he introduced new sanctions against members of Kim's entourage.

4.
Trump struck Syria again and destroyed the last remnants of the Islamic State's physical caliphate. For the second time, he crossed Obama's red line against the use of chemical weapons. In December, American fighters captured Hajin, the last piece of territory held by the Islamic State. Victory over the militants is a long way off, but Trump rightly noted that the United States “knocked out ISIS.”

3.
He continued his hard line with Moscow. Trump announced America’s withdrawal from the Medium-Range Nuclear Weapons Treaty, sent Javelin anti-tank missiles to Ukraine, canceled a meeting with President Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit due to Russia's seizure of Ukrainian naval ships, expelled dozens of Russian diplomats from the country, imposed additional sanctions against Moscow .

2.
Trump refused to accept Obama’s agreement with Iran and imposed crushing sanctions against Tehran. New sanctions have withdrawn millions of barrels of Iranian oil from the market and led to the cancellation of major deals with European investors. And when Iranian protesters decided to challenge the regime, Trump (unlike his predecessor) supported them.

1.
He stood up for Brett Kavanaugh and even at his worst, he didn't waver. Trump has appointed a record 85 judges in just two years in office. Among them are two Supreme Court judges, 30 appellate court judges and 53 district judges who will preside for decades. Trump's successful bid for Kavanaugh also helped him expand his majority in the Senate, as energized Republican voters dumped four Democrats who opposed Kavanaugh.

There were many more achievements not included in this list. Trump forced Mexico, Canada and South Korea to sign new trade agreements. He opposed the International Criminal Court, which claims jurisdiction over American soldiers and citizens. He continued to work to preserve the country's resource potential, replacing Obama's Clean Power Plan and his Waters of the United States plan. All these are successful deeds of the president.

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