For weeks people have asked me what President Donald Trump’s agenda for a second term would be. I know the White House team led by Brooke Rollins had been developing such an agenda for months. Finally, this last weekend the Trump campaign released a comprehensive agenda covering 50 major commitments toward a better future.
In 2015, Callista and I had been part of a meeting in which then-candidate Trump committed to releasing a list of potential U.S. Supreme Court justices (something he is challenging Joe Biden to do this year). With help from Leonard Leo at the Federalist Society, he developed what was – from a conservative perspective – a superb list of jurists. He kept his word and his first two Supreme Court appointments came from that list.
Candidate Trump campaigned on tax cuts and deregulation leading to economic growth and jobs, and President Trump delivered on both.
Candidate Trump campaigned on energy independence, and President Trump delivered.
Candidate Trump campaigned on reducing American losses in the Middle East, and despite the opposition of many so-called experts in foreign policy and national security, President Trump delivered.
Candidate Trump promised to move the American Embassy to Jerusalem, and President Trump delivered – a promise many past presidents could not keep.
The point is that the historic record of the first term indicates that the president will treat this list of 50 major goals as a contract. And, he will build his second term around fulfilling his obligations to it – and the American people.
