{"id":11545,"date":"2018-11-29T14:23:07","date_gmt":"2018-11-29T22:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/victorhanson.com\/wordpress\/?p=11545"},"modified":"2018-11-29T14:23:07","modified_gmt":"2018-11-29T22:23:07","slug":"is-there-a-51-percent-solution-for-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/victorhanson.com\/wordpress\/is-there-a-51-percent-solution-for-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Is There a 51 Percent Solution for Trump?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Victor Davis Hanson \/\/\u00a0 American Greatness<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wpsdcp-drop-cap-default\">P<\/span>resident Trump\u2019s challenges are not really his economic policies and foreign affairs agendas. For the most part, they are supported by the American people and are resulting in prosperity at home and security abroad.<\/p>\n<p>The economy continues to deliver near-record-low unemployment, wage gains, strong growth and unmatched energy production.<\/p>\n<p>No nation can remain sovereign and secure with insecure borders. There are few ways to stop massive illegal immigration other than building a wall, insisting on employer sanctions and recalibrating legal immigration to be measured, diverse and meritocratic.<\/p>\n<p>For all the hysteria over Trump\u2019s foreign policy, many observers quietly concede that the U.S. is far tougher on Vladimir Putin and Russia now than Obama was in 2016: stronger sanctions, more help to the Ukrainians and greater NATO expenditures.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amgreatness.com\/2018\/11\/29\/is-there-a-51-percent-solution-for-trump\/\">Read the full article here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Victor Davis Hanson \/\/\u00a0 American Greatness President Trump\u2019s challenges are not really his economic policies and foreign affairs agendas. For the most part, they are supported by the American people and are resulting in prosperity at home and security abroad. The economy continues to deliver near-record-low unemployment, wage gains, strong growth and unmatched energy production. 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