Steve Emanuelli: It’s hard to look at any president objectively. Can readers?

To The Daily Sun,

Yes, it is easy to criticize any president or to praise him depending on one's point of view. But it is harder to look at a president objectively. Not to plagiarize, I wish to quote from two articles from Marc A. Thiessen in The Washington Post. His first article appeared on Dec. 31, 2025, titled "The 10 worst things Donald Trump did in 2025."

10. His administration sought to shut down America’s “Freedom Radios."

9. He moved to more than double the number of visas for Chinese students.

8. He accepted a new Air Force One from Qatar.

7. He issued unjustifiable pardons.

6. He ordered federal agencies to ease marijuana restrictions.

5. He violated U.S. law on TikTok.

4. His administration bungled the release of the Epstein files.

3. His tariffs slowed economic growth.

2. He underfunded defense buildup.

1. He is allowing the sale of the most advanced AI chips to China.

In Thiessen's second article, "20 best things Donald trump did in 2025" dated Jan. 1, 2026, I'll only mention 10 things.

18. He drove illegal migration to a virtual halt.

15. He took on radical gender ideology and protected women’s sports.

13. He scrapped Biden-era policies intended to force people into electric cars, and unleashed oil and gas production.

11. He dramatically cut taxes on tips, overtime and Social Security.

8. He shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

7. He fixed the military recruiting crisis.

4. He forged one of the greatest peacemaking records in U.S.

3. He is doing more to help Ukraine than Joe Biden ever did.

2. He got NATO allies to meet and raise their defense spending promises.

1. He obliterated the Iranian nuclear program.

Anyone may come up with different lists of their own, but can they be objective?

Steve Emanuelli

Laconia