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Anyone who says President @realDonaldTrump is racist has not been paying attention to what he’s accomplished for people of color. Let’s take a look at some of the things he has done....
CONCLUSION: Trump’s actions speak for themselves!
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CONCLUSION: Trump’s actions speak for themselves!
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1/ Trump recently signed 3 bills to benefit Native people. One gives compensation to the Spokane tribe for loss of their lands in the mid-1900s, one funds Native language programs, and the third gives federal recognition to the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians in Montana.
2/ President Trump signed the Preventing Maternal Deaths Act that provides funding for states to develop maternal mortality reviews to better understand maternal complications and identify solutions & largely focuses on reducing the higher mortality rates for Black Americans.
3/ In 2018, President Trump signed the groundbreaking First Step Act, a criminal justice bill which enacted reforms that make our justice system fairer and help former inmates successfully return to society.
4/ The First Step Act’s reforms addressed inequities in sentencing laws that disproportionately harmed Black Americans and reformed mandatory minimums that created unfair outcomes.
5/ Over 90% of those benefitting from the retroactive sentencing reductions in the First Step Act are Black Americans.
6/ Trump increased funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) by more than 14%.
6/ Trump increased funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) by more than 14%.
7/ Trump received the Bipartisan Justice Award at a historically black college for his criminal justice reform accomplishments.
8/ Poverty rates for African-Americans and Hispanic-Americans have reached their lowest levels since the U.S. began collecting such data.
8/ Poverty rates for African-Americans and Hispanic-Americans have reached their lowest levels since the U.S. began collecting such data.
9/ Trump ordered Ric Grenell, his openly gay ambassador to Germany, to lead a global initiative to decriminalize homosexuality across the globe.
10/ Trump issued an Executive Order prohibiting the U.S. government from discriminating against Christians or punishing expressions of faith.
11/ Signed an executive order that allows the government to withhold money from college campuses deemed to be anti-Semitic and who fail to combat anti-Semitism.
12/ President Trump ordered a halt to U.S. tax money going to international organizations that fund or perform abortions.
13/ Trump imposed sanctions on the socialists in Venezuela who have killed their citizens.
13/ Trump imposed sanctions on the socialists in Venezuela who have killed their citizens.
14/ African-American unemployment is at an all-time low.(was until Covid BS)
15/ Hispanic-American unemployment is at an all-time low.
16/ Asian-American unemployment is at an all-time low.
15/ Hispanic-American unemployment is at an all-time low.
16/ Asian-American unemployment is at an all-time low.
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