Innovation looks different any way you slice it. Whether it be Netflix moving to streaming or Elon’s move to invest in X (formerly known as Twitter), things can appear far-fetched until you wake up to the reality of the very innovation you might have originally scoffed at.
I’m no Trump fan, but sometimes I feel glued to his side. I can see why conservatives feel compelled to stick to their candidate without wavering. The lack of acceptance of alternative viewpoints among the leftists paints people as evil. And frankly, who wants to be evil?
I find myself excited for Trump’s presidency, four years of uncertainty and another brain to occupy the seat I felt the past president didn’t take advantage of.
Of course, Trump does and says things I disagree with, but it should be expected not to agree with everything a politician pushes for completely. I disagree with his immigration plans, and his executive order enabling military personnel utilization at the border threatens the dignity of desperate minorities looking for a better life.
Ultimately, my disagreement is not the necessity to share every anti-Trump post I see on my story. Let the man do his thing. There’s a genius move for every idiot move we make, and I’m willing to see what Trump has in store.
There’s more to a story than meets the eye. People are working on the inside of these issues on both sides of the aisle, trying to make things work. Your opinion is meaningless to functioning members of society attached to policy decisions concerning millions of lives.
No matter how you feel about Trump, let’s examine his past accomplishments.
Under the Trump administration, the country saw staggering employment numbers, job growth and unemployment rates. The country also saw a 70-year record low unemployment rate for women and record low poverty rates for African and Hispanic Americans.
Business sentiment reached a 35-year high, with all three major indexes reaching new heights. Combined with a record in homebuilder confidence, real estate sales rose to levels not seen since 2006, with African American homeownership rising over four percent.
Looking ahead, Trump has introduced several policies that I find very exciting and could prove the nay-sayers wrong.
The Establishment of a new PCAST
It seems like Trump is on a path of innovation, grasping onto people he feels are better suited to design an innovative framework that won’t leave the U.S. technologically behind. The continuance of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology is in line with past presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden. The PCAST allows its members to advise the president on the latest trends in science and technology. It’s a fantastic move to involve folks from all different industries in providing analysis of the latest trends in a given sector. In addition, members will not be paid and must regularly meet and discuss matters related to technology policy. Trump’s best moment came in the appointment of David Sacks, a long-time crypto investor and believer, as an AI and crypto special advisor and PCAST co-chair. It’s imperative that we continue to evolve our understanding of AI and blockchain technology so we don’t find ourselves left behind by the rest of the world. Trump sees it necessary for the U.S. not to get left behind, and with a two-year timetable, results must be shown.
Revoking John Bolten’s Security Clearance
There was a time when the Hunter Biden laptop story was considered a hoax. It was another example of the misinformation campaign targeting the Biden presidency. Along with Bolten, 49 other former intelligence officials signed off on a public statement discrediting the Hunter Biden laptop story. Later, reports indicated that officials knew the laptop’s contents a year before the story broke. Mind you, this is before the Twitter Files and the original New York Post article. Trump ordered the 50 signees’, most notably Bolton, security clearances be revoked. This was a fair move by Trump and one that takes a jab at the supposed “deep state.” Transparency is a key metric I use when evaluating a candidate. In a world where hacks rule media attention, sensationalizing clips and parts of sentences, it’s a breath of fresh air to see bureaucracy held responsible for lying to the American public.
Declassification of the MLK, JFK and RFK Files
While Trump’s many appearances on podcasts pre-election displayed his connectivity to pop culture, this move shows Trump’s effort to provide transparency to Americans. It’s easy to assume that the files will be redacted to deflate the hype surrounding the release. Whatever the case, I celebrate a president putting in the effort for his constituents because if the reports are heavily redacted, that will only shine a negative on our intelligence agencies. Each of these deaths has sparked numerous documentaries, conversations and investigations that have left many feeling at a loss due to many pieces of information still being unknown. Now, I doubt that we will find out the complete truth; however, this will be another chance for our intelligence agencies to reestablish trust among the American people.
The future is bright despite our initial hesitancies about Trump’s presidency. It’s hard to defend his birthright, immigration or climate change policies, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t have good ideas elsewhere, including those above. He will bring his own style of innovations, shaped by his need to eliminate the deep state, provide transparency and accelerate technological advancement.
Let the timetable of civil and social issues take its course, accepting that they will linger in the arena of debate for quite some time.
The point is to settle down and worry about your own life. Politics is a ruse meant to keep you engaged as a distant participant as you plead with your environment to see it your way. Trump is another four-year president who will come and go. The arguments and fears being discussed will carry over to the next set of candidates as the media responds to our craving for sensational news coverage.
Mohammad Tantawi is a 24-year-old mass communication senior from Smyrna, Tenn.
